Most of the people could not write because:

paper was scarce
ink was difficult to make
they could not attend school
it was illegal

Your answer would be the third option. Most of the people could not write because they could not attend school.

because its important to learn about other countries and how high tech they are compared to us. also its good to learn about other cultures and how ours differs and in common also we need to learn about companies that we still buy since they ship it here.

confederacy: supported slavery, believed states should be able to nullify federal laws, supported low tariffs

union: everything else