At Which of the Following Points Did the States of the Lower

question 7

Multiple Choice

At which of the following points did the states of the Lower South secede and organize a provisional government of the Confederate States of America headed by Jefferson Davis?

• A) Before the presidential election of 1860
• B) Before the popular votes were counted and Lincoln's election became apparent
• C) After Lincoln rejected the proposed Crittenden Compromise
• D) Before Buchanan left the White House and Lincoln was inaugurated

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis in statistical tests that assumes no effect or no difference between groups or conditions being compared.

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