President James Buchanan Declined to Use Force to Keep the South

question 15

Multiple Choice

President James Buchanan declined to use force to keep the South in the Union for all of the following reasons except that

• A) northern public opinion would not support it.
• B) the army was needed to control Indians in the West.
• C) he believed that the Constitution allowed secession.
• D) a slim chance of reconciliation remained.
• E) he was surrounded by prosouthern advisers.

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