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Effects of the Civil War and Reconstruction

Question 8 • [HSSUS] US History, Sem 1 (26-27)

The first president of the Confederate States of America was

Answer
A
Stephen Douglas.
B
Jefferson Davis.
C
Abraham Lincoln.
D
Dred Scott.

Explanation

Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederate States of America in 1861. Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln were prominent Union figures, while Dred Scott was known for the Supreme Court case about slavery.

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