The correct answer is:
a. A newspaper reporter who covered the Reagan presidency.
I believe a newspaper would be the most reliable source of information, because newspaper reporters tend to be subjected to higher standard of journalism. Even though it's true that bias would still exist depending on the journalist who wrote the coverages, they are the most trusted sources compared to other people in the options above.
Helped stop other European nations from claiming territory.
Telegraphs, the Bible that the Angel in the picture of Manifest Destiny is holding, water, gold