He himself died<span> of the plague in the autumn of 429 BC. Just before his death, </span>Pericles<span>' friends were concentrated around his bed, enumerating his virtues during peace and underscoring his nine war trophies.</span>
The answer from the given choices is the letter c, he didn't want the democratic president which is president garfield because he blames him from having to hire or make someone serve in the department in which is not even suited for the role who is namedly as Blaine. He places the point to the president even if in truth, he just wants to get rid of Blaine.
i think that the Answer is B.
President Jefferson endorsed the purchase but believed that the Constitution did not provide the national government with the authority to make land acquisitions. He pondered whether a constitutional amendment might be needed to legalize the purchase. After consultations Jefferson concluded that the president's authority to make treaties could be used to justify the agreement. Therefore, the Louisiana Purchase was designated a treaty and submitted to the Senate for ratification. The Senate ratified the treaty October 20, 1803, and the United States took possession of the territory December 20, 1803.
In terms of the Mexican War, many of the opponents knew (and were right) that it was mainly just a war of conquest waged by President Polk for land, and that this land would most likely become slave territory, which many saw as a moral and inherent evil.