Read the following passage from the diary of a merchant who lived during the spread of a deadly disease known as the black plague. then answer the question. 14th november, 1356 it has been some years since the black plague struck england. life is returning to normal. people are recovering from the trauma of losing their loved ones. they are learning to rebuild their lives. even so, the lords are finding it difficult to find laborers to work on their farms. they are paying a handsome price to anyone who knows the job well and is willing to work. even though i am a merchant, i am tempted to switch professions. however, i tell myself it is a matter of time before my luck changes. there will be plenty of opportunities to earn good money by selling my wares. maybe moving to a new city would . cousin john has been suggesting a visit. maybe london would have opportunities for a cloth merchant. what can you infer from the passage?

"august 19th (1864)- how they quarreled and wrangled among themselves- alabama and mississippi, all were loud for joe johnston, save and except the long-haired, one-armed hero, who cried at the top of his voice: "oh! you all want to be kept in trenches and to go on retreating, eh? " "oh, if we had had a leader, such as stonewall (jackson), this war would have been over long ago! what we want is a leader! " shouted a (wounded man). they were awfully smashed-up, objects of misery, wounded, maimed, diseased. i was really upset, and came home ill. this kind of thing unnerves me quite." mary chestnut, a diary from dixie this entry from the diary of mary chestnut illustrates a) the lack of medical technology possessed by the confederacy. b) the military superiority of southern troops in the civil war. c) the effects of the emancipation proclamation on the southern economy and society. d) the loss of morale and confidence by the confederacy towards the end of the civil war.