The south secedes (common-lit) 1. Part A: Which TWO of the following best identity the central ideas of this text?

A. The south seceded because it feared that Lincoln would abolish slavery.

B. South Carolina seceded because southern states felt Lincoln had not won the southern election and was not their true leader.

C. The south seceded because South Carolina was crucial to the slave economy and without its support, other southern states would fail economically.

D. Lincoln successfully baited South Carolina into being the first to lead an offensive military attack.

E. Lincoln’s plan to make South Carolina the war aggressors helped him keep other states from seceding.

F. The Battle of Fort Sumter was insignificant because there were no major losses.