September 2,1945 I believe
Answer: the answer will be J ( to claim new territory )
Explanation: my explanation is to find new sea routes which is a territory they wanna claim .
Southern Democrats is the correct answer.
It was the issue of slavery which mainly divided US into northern and southern states and further Democratic party into southern Democrats and Northern Democrats. The Southern Democrats were pro-slavery and thus challenged the Northwest Ordinance's prohibition of slavery by the late 1850s.
Your answer would be: They wanted to control oil supplies and trade routes in the region.
