After the First Seven Southern States Seceded from the Union

question 24

Multiple Choice

After the first seven southern states seceded from the Union, the new Confederate States of America elected _____ as president of the new southern slave republic.

• A)Robert E. Lee
• B)Jefferson Davis
• C)Stonewall Jackson
• D)P.G.T. Beauregard
• E)John C. Calhoun, Jr.

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