Question

words in italics were added to the US Constition by the Confederates; text in brackets was removed): "WE, the People of the [United States] Confederated States, each State acting in its sovereign and independent character, in order to form a [more perfect Union] permanent Federal government, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility [provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare], and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the [United] Confederate States of America." Read this excerpt from the Constitution of the Confederate States. On which event or issue can historians gain insight from this excerpt?

Answer 1

The information we can obtain from the Constitution of the United States by the Confederates is about the slavery of the South and the Cause of the Union. This is based on references about the importance of domestic tranquility and the importance of securing freedom, but only for people protected by the government of the confederate states.
 

Answer 2

This question is incomplete, here´s the complete question.  

"WE, the People of the [United States] Confederated States, each State acting in its sovereign and independent character, in order to form a [more perfect Union] permanent Federal government, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility [provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare], and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the [United] Confederate States of America."

Read this excerpt from the Constitution of the Confederate States.

On which event or issue can historians gain insight from this excerpt?

A)racism and oppression

B)Southern secession

C)Southern slavery

D)the Union cause

Answer: B) Southern secession

Explanation:

The passage shows how the Constitution of the Confederate States, established in 1861 as the south separated from the northern states, was based on the original Constitution.

The authors of the Constitution of the Confederate States adopted the language of the Constitution of the United States, even following the same sequence of articles and sections, but erasing or replacing and adding new parts.