restricting African Americans' freedom
The rainy day is a symbol of life. The idea behind it is that life is like a rainy day because rain represents bad things that happens to you. The poem points out that we shouldn't be miserable because of it because even when there's rain, there's always sunshine behind it so just keep calm and carry on with life and things will get better.
The stuff confiscated/plundered/looted/stolen in war is called the "Spoils" of war.
Answer:
B it helped create a common culture in the United states
