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In a nutshell, we can consider that this text refers to the reason that made humans start making pottery. The text shows that pottery was necessary in the first human societies. This need arose because humans needed containers to store food, or anything else. Over time, the practice of making pottery was improving and modernizing, reaching the present day, where this practice can even be considered as artistic works.
Explanation: Because I know that A and D are true and I'm pretty sure that Texas Merchants did vote against the secession, as the people of Texas did vote against the secession which is another reason why I think B is the correct answer.
It was letter b. he improved schools and postal
service. The other choices were all
focused on military campaigns with his wars against his European
neighbors. He believed that education
was the key to unity and that it would help him find more capable people to
help administer his empire. He also pushed for a uniformed educational system.