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Southern Secession

Question 7 • (AG Q3) American History 8: 25-26 (AHostetler)

Delegates from which state met to form a new Confederate government, naming Jefferson Davis President of the Confederacy, in February 1861?

Answer
A
Maine
B
Kentucky
C
Missouri
D
Mississippi

Explanation

Delegates from the seceded Southern states met in Montgomery, Alabama, in February 1861 to establish the Confederate government. They chose Jefferson Davis, who was from Mississippi, as president. The correct choice is Mississippi.

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