<span>These are the states that DID join the confederacy, so whichever state that isn't on this list in the answer. Hope this helps!
- South Carolina - Mississippi - Florida - Alabama - Georgia - Louisiana<span> - Texas</span></span> - Virginia<span> - Arkansas
<span> - North Carolina - Tennessee </span></span>
A. Transcontinental railroad
B. Upton Sinclair
The book was called ‘The Jungle’.
The answer is A. precedent