Author Question: The Southern cause was weakened by a. the concept of states' rights that the Confederacy ... (Read 18 times)

kamilo84 · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

The Southern cause was weakened by

a. the concept of states' rights that the Confederacy professed ran contrary to the vision of a tight, well-knit central government held by its president, Jefferson Davis.
b. a president, Jefferson Davis, who catered to public opinion and did not work hard at his job.
c. the failure of the Southern people to commit to the ideal of Southern independence.
d. a lack of sound military leadership.
e. the constant threat of slave rebellion.

Question 2

Chief Pontiac decided to try to drive the British out of the Ohio Valley because

a. the British were weak as a result of the Seven Years' War.
b. the British had deliberately infected Indians with smallpox.
c. of the Proclamation of 1763.
d. the Indians were in a precarious position.
e. the French government had promised to help.