Part 1) The Civil War.
Part 2) he was a natural original secessionist meaning he was from one the states that withdrew from the union, and devoted to the “southern cause” and that they thought that the cause of the confederate states during the American Civil War were heroic, and not centered around slavery.
The correct answer is: <span>Wallach wrote to convey—through the history of their quilting—the societal changes undergone by the African American Women in the South, and how their history influenced the construction and the design of the quilts.
According to the situation narrated by the author, quiltmaking was part of their family's historical art.</span>
A past participle represents a verb that has been completed but is mentioned in the present voice. Because the representatives are being spoken about in the active voice, but the meetings have already happened, a past participle is used. The past tense of 'to hold' is 'held', but adding the 'have' in front of 'held' turns it into a past participle.
"Hold" is present tense
"Holding" is present participle
