By doing research. Looking up things for what you need to know. You can go on you tube and find videos or simply searching for it on your search browser, and reading trusted websites. If you're researching about events or things where there are multiple sides to the story I would always recommend viewing as much sides of the situation as possible, and reaching your own conclusion from that.
Bucks internal conflict explored in chapter 6 is the sense of love he felt for John Thornton. After John saved buck he does not want to leave him, and now knows what it feels like to be cared for.