What industry did politicians use to spread information about their own party and opponents

According to the map, most mining occurs in the a.northern b.southern c.eastern d.western

1.     in what kind of government does a small group have a firm control over a country?  

The battle of sabine pass is important because? a) it was a stalemate between union and confederate armies. b) it resulted in the largest confederate casualty in the war. c) it marks the failed attempt of the union army to invade the confederate state of texas. d) it was won by the union soldiers and marked a turning point in the western front of the war.