Which One of the Following Events Caused the Southern States

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following events caused the southern states to secede from the Union and create the Confederacy?

• A) the election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency
• B) passage of the Fugitive Slave Act
• C) Missouri Compromise
• D) admission of California to the United States

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