Jefferson Davis was an American politician who sided with the Southern Stated during the Civil War, serving as president of the Confederacy from 1861 to 1865. Although he was a slaveholder and shared common interests with other Confederacy leaders, he was reluctant to secession as it is shown in the selected excerpt. Nevertheless, he believed that the States had the right to leave the Union if they ultimately decided to.
"<span>This paragraph does not contain a thesis" is the correct answer. A thesis is a stated opinion about a topic, and this is just simply naming facts and occurrences. </span> <span />
