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Fort Sumter and the Confederacy

Question 1 • (AG Q4) American History 8: 25-26 (AHostetler)

On which issue did Lincoln and Davis most strongly disagree?

Answer
A
whether the South had seceded for a reason
B
whether the South had the right to secede
C
whether slavery would continue to exist in the South
D
whether the North and the South would go to war

Explanation

Lincoln believed the Union was permanent and that states could not legally leave it on their own. Davis argued that the states had the right to secede. Their strongest disagreement was therefore over whether the South had the right to secede.

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