<span>Because they wanted to extend and perpetuate slavery.</span>
B, since none of the other answer choices seem correct.
Answer:
the first excerpt is less important
Explanation:
A ballad is a type of poem that tells a story and was traditionally set to music. English language ballads are typically composed of four-line stanzas that follow an ABCB rhyme scheme. ... The last line of each stanza is a refrain