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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Fort Sumter and the Confederacy

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

Why does Davis believe Southern states had the right to secede?

Answer
A
Government does not rest on the consent of the governed.
B
The government had become destructive to the South.
C
The government has the right to abolish the government if states choose to secede.

Explanation

Davis argued that the federal government had become destructive to the South’s rights and interests, so Southern states were justified in leaving the Union. This matches “The government had become destructive to the South.”

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