USA HISTORY

SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861

SOUTHERN SECESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Fill in the blankAbout ____ months after South Carolina succeeded Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, and Louisianan succeeded as well.
A
5
B
12
C
2
D
4
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The secession of South Carolina was followed by the secession of six more states-Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas–and the threat of secession by four more-Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. These eleven states eventually formed the Confederate States of America.

Detailed explanation-2: -By February 1861, seven Southern states had seceded. On February 4 of that year, representatives from South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana met in Montgomery, Alabama, with representatives from Texas arriving later, to form the Confederate States of America.

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