Consider this visual text distributed by the office of war information and answer the following question as it relates to the poster

poster: a careless word.. . a needless sinking.

what is the overall message of the text?

a. evacuate a ship as quickly and quietly as possible.

b. watch your words about security measures or the enemy may use them to attack american ships.

c. the way that you talk can effect the ability of a ship to work.

d. a sinking ship is directly related to someone’s vocabulary.

Watch your words about security measures or the enemy may use them to attack American ships.

Option B.

Explanation:

In the poster which has been talked about, there is a ship which has been burnt and the sailors are saving their lives by rowing away in a life boat. Trying to save themselves.

The image is trying to say that we have to be very careful about what we speak and what we do. Because this might give a chance to the enemies to take advantage of the situation if they get to know our safety measures and they might try to harm us. So we have to be very careful of what we plan and how we plan and make sure that our enemies do not get any idea of what we plan.

one of the main reasons was definitely slavery. back in 1861, republican abraham lincoln was elected and ended up being a major influence in the slavery business. slavery greatly affected the texas economy because back in 1845 during the annexation of texas, slaves became a big part of the texas population. many texans that were in favor of the secession influenced groups through party ties.