Jefferson Davis was chosen president of the Confederacy because he was
A) the most outspoken of the radical secessionists.
B) a nephew of George Washington and would therefore make the Confederacy more legitimate.
C) a moderate who had extensive military and political experience.
D) the only person who wanted to assume the office.
E) from the North.
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Q28: At the beginning of the war, the
Q29: Before 1860 southerners had
A)controlled the presidency most
Q30: Robert E. Lee joined the Confederacy because
Q31: John C. Breckinridge ran for president in
Q32: The total Confederate population of 9 million
Q34: The South relied on all of the
Q35: The Confederate economy suffered from
A)extremely high rates
Q36: Lincoln opposed the Crittenden Compromise because he
Q37: Southerners refer to the Battle of Bull
Q38: The Civil War is considered the first
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