Question

Which of the following has the historical figure correctly grouped with the description? Select one: a. Abraham Lincoln; author of the book Uncle Tom's Cabin b. Jefferson Davis; the President of the Confederate States of America c. James Buchanan; the winner of the election of 1860 d. John Brown; the presidential candidate for the Constitutional Union party in the election of 1860

Answer 1

Answer:

The Confederacy needed a moderate president in order to gain support.

Explanation:

Answer 2

The correct answer is B) Jefferson Davis: the President of the Confederate States of America.

Jefferson Davis was the first and only president of the Confederate States of America. The Confederate States of America refers to the 7 states that left the Union after the election of 1860. Davis was made president just a few short months after the secession of these 7 states.