Which of the following is a true statement relative to the Upper South and the Lower South?
A) Committed to slavery, all states in both the Upper South and Lower South seceded from the Union.
B) The Upper South was less economically diversified than the Lower South.
C) The Upper South did not initially join the Lower South in seceding from the Union.
D) Neither the Upper South nor the Lower South had major industrial centers.
E) Richmond, Virginia, is considered to be the heart of the Lower South.

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The Upper South, including states like Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas, did not initially secede with the Lower South states (which seceded following the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860). The Upper South only seceded after the outbreak of hostilities and Lincoln's call for troops to suppress the rebellion.

Which of the Following Is a True Statement Relative to the Upper