Answer:
A) that states had the constitutional right to secede from the United States
Explanation:
James Buchanan was the 15th president of USA. It was during his presidency that seven southern states seceded from the Union and brought the nation on the brink of civil war.
He was from Pennsylvania and began his career in Pennsylvania state's legislature. He later served in both the houses of the U.S congress.
Buchanan was a democrat and he morally opposed slavery while believing that it was supported by the US constitution.. He got elected to the White House in 1856.
He tried to maintain peace between the anti and pro slavery factions in the government.<u><em> In 1856 general election Buchanan supported the idea that slavery was an issue to be decide by the individual territories and states while his challenger John Fremont asserted that the federal government should bad slavery in all the territories.</em></u>
He did not seek reelection after his first term as president but he proposed that sates did not have the right to secede and he had no constitutional power to stop them. The slavery crisis was left for the Lincoln administration to resolve.
Answer:
Option B
Explanation:
General John Bell Hood's was par of General Robert Lee's Army fought 38 Battles along with the battle of Antietam
He was the General Confederate in the American Civil war
The Battle of Antietam took place on September 17, 1862 between the Southern forces led by General Robert E. Lee and Northern forces led by General George B. McClellan.
Hence, option B is correct
<u>Answer:</u>
Yes, the civil war was a second American revolution because it freed the nation from the clutches of the practice of slavery.
<u>Explanation:
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- The first American Revolution secured for the colonies independence from the unjust British administration and gave them the freedom to lead lives as free men of an independent country.
- Similarly, the civil war brought the practice of slavery to an end and extended the concession of living freely to the yet more deprived classes of humans.
- Hence, for the fact that both the movements dispensed freedom, it can be concluded that civil war was the second American Revolution.
The supreme courts ability to interpret the constitution is called judicial review
so the answer is C.