Which statement offers the BEST explanation for why all 80 of the slaves who participated in the Stono Rebellion were either killed during the fighting or were executed after their capture? A) Their executions were required under the Fugitive Slave Act. B) Their executions were required under the Dawes Severalty Act. C) South Carolina whites wanted to make an example of the rebellious slaves to prevent further slave revolts. D) They were all convicted of murder because the governor of South Carolina had been killed during the fighting. NEVERMIND I GOT IT !! ANSWER IS C .

C ) South Carolina whites wanted to make an example of the rebellious slaves to prevent further

Explanation:

I just took the test in USATestprep

explanation: we can only guess at how our actions may be perceived in the future. doing something really big like killing lots of people, saving lots of people, affecting the lives of lots of people is a sure fire way of being remembered in historical records. we can also make a difference in the history records by being a small influence on something bigger, whether that is as a civil servant, scientist or artist.

of course you could argue that we all affect history just as tiny cogs in a   bigger machine.

if you mean how do people influence our opinions of things which have already happened, then simply by writing a book which looks at things form a different perspective and trying to convince people that this perspective is more accurate or truthful. people do it all the time i.e. richard the third was a terrible or was he? plenty would disagree, it's just that their views aren't the most widely known.n: