SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
SOUTHERN SECESSION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -At the same time, however, Buchanan unequivocally defended the Union. He claimed that secession was unconstitutional and could only be justified by the revolutionary right of resistance to oppression. He urged the South to wait until the Republicans committed some overt and dangerous act before seceding.
Detailed explanation-2: -In his message, Buchanan said that he believed secession was illegal. Yet Buchanan also said he did not believe the federal government had any right to prevent states from seceding. So Buchanan’s message pleased nobody. Southerners were offended by Buchanan’s belief that secession was illegal.
Detailed explanation-3: -By refusing to take a firm stand on either side of the slavery issue, Buchanan failed to resolve the question, leaving his nation’s gravest crisis to his successor. Indeed, Buchanan’s passivity is considered by most historians to have been a prime contributing factor in the coming of the Civil War.