1) explain why the “mission to Virginia” was so critical to the southern secession cause, also, detail the arguments that some of the secessionist commissioners used in Virginia.

2) create an argument on whether or not Barney was correct by stating that making racism socially acceptable to all Southerners remained an important task for the CSA movement. In essence, does Barney’s beliefs line up with what Stevens said and what Dew outlines?