Robert E. Lee joined the Confederacy because he
A) was offered more money by the Confederacy than he was making in the Union military.
B) owned over two hundred slaves and feared that he would be bankrupted if they were freed.
C) believed the Southern states had a constitutional right to secede from the Union.
D) was anxious to help weaken the North.
E) loved his home state of Virginia and could not fight against it.
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Q25: The Constitution of the Confederate States of
Q26: All states with slaves seceded from the
Q27: To win the war, the Confederacy believed
Q28: At the beginning of the war, the
Q29: Before 1860 southerners had
A)controlled the presidency most
Q31: John C. Breckinridge ran for president in
Q32: The total Confederate population of 9 million
Q33: Jefferson Davis was chosen president of the
Q34: The South relied on all of the
Q35: The Confederate economy suffered from
A)extremely high rates
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