Who was William Becknell?

the answer is a. since they were a huge producer of cotton and wanted the most money for it.

answer; a farmer who refuses to fight in his country's army;

this is my opinon on puritians

puritans we all know as were a relgion to purify the cahtlic church some of there practices were good and they did ways some relgions couldnbt but some ways wern't that good like trying to turn people into their relgion which did spark alot of mass hate to them overall there netrual and did have a semi good cause.