B) Briefly explain how ONE specific historical event or development from the period 1862–1877 not explicitly mentioned in the excerpts could be used to support Foner's interpretation.

a, c, & d are correct:

they wanted lands to settle the extra population.

they wanted new markets for english goods.

they wanted to avoid civil war.

im not sure

step-by-step explanation: s

the lachish letters were written by hoshaiah, a military officer stationed possibly in mareshah,   and sent to yaush, possibly the commanding officer at lachish.

the series of letters were written in carbon ink in ancient hebrew on clay ostraca, shortly before lachish fell to the babylonian army of king nebuchadnezzar in 588/6 bc during the reign of zedekiah, king of judah.

the answer is a. physical map