The south lacked steam power, so choice C. It had capital and money (gold), and cotton (which it thought that it could use to win the war)
Basically the Texans and the Mexicans were mad at each other for land and crops/money and so they had a Battle. <span />
Answer:
registering immigrants to vote
Explanation:
A typical tactic of nativists in the late 1900 was registering immigrants to vote.
I believe it is A) the rising action.