How can understanding historical context help us in historical investigation?

Which quotation from the declare ration of independence shows the idea of the social contract

How did europeans and africans displace native americans in north america’s predominant peoples?

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.