B. they had poor pay for harsh work
It is C. The Secretary of State William Seward argued that the U.S. should buy Alaska because U.S. wants expand, and Alaska had valuable resources.
<span>The British tabloid was engaged in sensationalism. Sensationalism is used by media outlets to excite the general public and manipulate them into believing fabricated or misleading information. Things such as exaggerations or lies are used to help garner interest in a particular story.</span>