The Fourteenth Amendment — Unit test

Question 14 • * HSA 26-27 US Government

Which of the following best explains why South Carolina wanted to secede from the Union?

Answer

South Carolinians disagreed with Northerners, who believed Dred Scott should have won his freedom.

South Carolinians believed that Abraham Lincoln was not qualified to be president.

South Carolinians disagreed with Northerners, who refused to let Jefferson Davis run for president.

South Carolinians saw Abraham Lincoln as a threat to the institution of slavery.

Explanation

South Carolina’s leaders feared that Abraham Lincoln and the Republican Party would oppose the expansion of slavery and threaten slavery’s future. Protecting slavery was a central reason South Carolina chose to secede. Disagreements about Dred Scott, Lincoln’s qualifications, or Jefferson Davis’s candidacy do not best explain its decision.

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