What is it about the king's selling of the Wilks's slaves that most angers the townspeople? 1. The townspeople are mostly abolitionists opposed to slavery.
2. They do not really belong to the Wilks family.
3. He sells them for too little money.
4. He separates parents and children in the sale.

- "about the claims : -

making a claim is just a fancy way of saying that you're stating your main point.' claims are not just opinions. a claim tells what you think is true about a topic based on your knowledge .

about the country claims : -

a counterclaim is just the opposite of a claim. counterclaims are also provable and supportable by reasons and evidence. not just, 'because i said so.' when you're planning an argument, you need to know what the counterclaim might be so that you can make sure that you disprove it with your reasons and evidence your research." - (catherineroberts)

edmund spenser and john bunyan also influenced hawthorne. : )

i hope this you with your work : )

the underline word is basically like a prepositional phrase.