a is the answer (at least that's what i believe)
B.
The coastal plain in the South contained large areas of fertile soil.
The Antebellum Period in American history is generally considered to be the period before the civil war and after the War of 1812, although some historians expand it to all the years from the adoption of the Constitution in 1789 to the beginning of the Civil War. It was characterized by the rise of abolition and the gradual polarization of the country between abolitionists and supporters of slavery. During this same time, the country’s economy began shifting in the north to manufacturing as the Industrial Revolution began, while in the south, a cotton boom made plantations the center of the economy. The annexation of new territory and western expansion saw the reinforcement of American individualism and of Manifest Destiny, the idea that Americans and the institutions of the U.S. are morally superior and Americans are morally obligated to spread these institutions.
The correct answers are:
a. tribute, or payment;
c. conversion to their religion;
Once a city was conquered by the Aztecs they were immediately setting up their own rules and conditions in order that they keep the city in control, and also that they can benefit from it.
The Aztecs demanded tribute, promise that the people of the city will obey their ruler, and also that they accept and worship their gods. This can be seen from two aspects, one was advantageous in the sense that the Aztecs were able to keep in order the cities and have it their way, and the disadvantageous in the sense that pretty much none of the cities actually liked them, in fact they despised them, which led to a lack of unity in their empire.