Perhaps the Single Strongest Unifying Factor of Pre-Civil War Southern

question 28

Multiple Choice

Perhaps the single strongest unifying factor of pre-Civil War southern whites was their

• A) kinship relationships.
• B) contempt of northern capitalism.
• C) perception of white racial superiority.
• D) fear of federal authority.
• E) intense national pride.

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Definitions:

Intervening Cause

An event or factor occurring after a party's initial act that significantly contributes to an outcome or event, potentially absolving the original actor of liability.

Proximate Causation

A principle in law that establishes the legal cause of an event based on the foreseeability of the harm and a direct relation to the injury.

Actual Causation

The fact-based determination that a defendant's action was the direct cause of the plaintiff's injury.

But-For Causation

A principle in law that determines causality by asking whether the harm would not have occurred but for the defendant's actions.