This is a weird question because honestly why would you HAVE to have an artistic touch on it. I'd say F but I don't know what your lesson is.
False it also could focus on their belifs and their opinion on certain subjects (like perspectives) so not exacally focusing on their needs.
The answer is actually counterclaim not claim
<span>He believed that the war was fought to add more slave states to the United States.
He believed that by acquiring the Mexican territory, the Democratic party would obtain additional slave state that strengthen their position in the government.
Since Henry David Thoreau consider himself as an abolitionist, he did not support the purpose of this Mexican-American war.
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