Answer: I think that it is A. Collecting taxes from state governments
Explanation:
John brown was a abolitionist who made the bleeding Kansas and made the north and south more tense
I believe Washington said "On the prospect of the happy termination of this insurrection I sincerely congratulate you; hoping that good may result from the cloud of evils which threatened, not only the hemisphere of Massachusetts but by spreading its baneful influence, the tranquility of the Union."
I hope this helps you:)
