Religious persecution, promise of new wealth and more land
He was prepared to try and blow it up because he romanticized war and had a perception of nobility in it. He believed in confederate ideals and was prepared to sacrifice himself for them, and it's no wonder that his luck turned on him because war is not a pretty thing and he got tricked by the enemy.
It would be Farmers were tired of working long hours and the pay is still the same. Before such movement was fight for the farmers suffer a longer work hours that they have no time for rest and eat. They suffer the exhausting job with a small income and less or no rights at all.
B) Made a counterclaim.
This is because Historian B made a claim that didn't support Historian A's claim, and provided evidence against him.