I would say b. I thin ki would choose that one.
Answer:
To sustain that slaves were not lazy and idle. That they were also intelligent and had desires.
Explanation:
Maria W. Stewart used the thirteen colonies' fight for independence from Great Britain as support to explain that slaves were also intelligent, that they had a drive, that they had ambitions, dreams, and that they were not lazy people crying for freedom. That the knew how to work because they had passed their lives under strong regimes and guidelines to be satisfied. She also recalled how the patriots found inspiration to fight a war with odds against and managed to win.
