The answer is to prevent a British invasion from the north because it would have been very easy for Britan to destroy them because they were weak in the north.
Answer:
Explanation:
1) Mass is a measurement of the amount of matter something contains, while Weight is the measurement of the pull of gravity on an object.
2) Mass is measured by using a balance comparing a known amount of matter to an unknown amount of matter. Weight is measured on a scale.
They wouldn't really gain anything from killing, as a matter of fact it would be counter productive since people would gather against them because of it. They want total control over people and they want to break people physically and spiritually. Through torture they would eventually get the person to break and this would be good because they wouldn't be against the state anymore.
Whatever they said I suppose if it works