I really need the answer in blue

Which is the best description of a scorched earth policy? the burning of fields in preparation for planting the destruction of an opponent’s resources the mobilization of a nation’s resources in war the effort to switch from farming to manufacturing

Synthesizing new ideas from a speaker with what one already knows about the subject to see if the information makes sense is an example of a. questioning and challenging b. identifying differences c. forming a statement d. seeing the boader context

Plz which of the following provisions of the compromise of 1850 was designed to appeal to slave states? a. congress passed a strict fugitive slave law. b. the slave trade was banned in washington dc. c. texas agreed to give away some of its land so that the territory would be available for future states. d. california was admitted to the union as a free state.