- PART A: Which TWO of the following best identify the central ideas of this text?
A The South seceded because it feared that Lincoln
would abolish slavery.
B South Carolina seceded because southern states felt
Lincoln had not won the southern election and was not
their true leader
C The South seceded because South Carolina was crucial
to the slave economy and without its support, other
southern states would fail economically,
D Lincoln successfully baited South Carolina into being
the first to lead an offensive military attack
E Lincoln's plan to make South Carolina the war
aggressors helped him keep other states from
seceding
F The Battle of Fort Sumter was insignificant because
there were no major losses.