What did the confederate states of america do when some southerners hesitated to leave the union? the confederacy prohibited the
importation of slaves. the confederacy offered the crittenden compromise. the confederacy gave their support to president abraham lincoln. the confederacy named moderate jefferson davis as its president?
Answer is: The Confederacy named moderate Jefferson Davis as its President. Jefferson Davis (1808 – 1889) was<span> the </span>President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. Confederates seeing him as a Southern patriot. Jefferson was the first choice for President of the Confederate States because of his political and military <span>qualifications.</span>