The lost loved ones. they honor them
I think its c instead, because he meant that fear was only making things worse. not fearing fear and failure would help in the long run; so a positive attitude instead would help.
In 1859 50% of the nations wealth, stocks, bonds, land, cash was in slaves owned by southerners. They lost everything. The north pay less on the south slavery was not finish and they where trying to go to the north for better jobs and freedom the south had force slaves to work.
Hope this helps :)