What piece of information would most help him understand the historical context of these facts

In italy, the distance between milan in the north and palermo,sicily, in the south is about 550 miles. in the united states, the distance betweenboston, massachusetts, and savannah, georgia, is about 900 miles. do you think the american revolutionaries of 1776 in the 13 colonies faced some of the same challenges as the patriots who struggled for italian unity in the 1860s?  

Which of the following are details about the compromise of 1877? election results in a couple of states were in dispute and too close to call. samuel tilden would be given the win in exchange for the removal of federal troops. the presidential election was close between rutherford hayes and ulysses grant. it was agreed troops would leave the south in exchange for a hayes victory.

Which of the following is an example of a government’s laissez-faire approach to business and the economy?