Your questions asks why the Southern Military (Confederacy) decided to defend instead of attack.
Your answer would be C). Southern leaders thought their knowledge of Southern lands would help them defeat the Union forces.
The reason why this would be the correct answer is because the South believed that their knowledge of their land would give them the advantage in winning the war. In other words, you can say that the South "played home field." The terrain in the South was different than the terrain in the North, so they used it to get the Northerners (the Union) confused when trying to attack them. The Southerners knew where everything is: all of the bases, hiding spots, etc, and used it to a certain advantage. All in all, the Southern leaders thought that the Union would be weaker on unknown territory.
The 95 thesis was posted by Martin Luther, asking for drastic changes in the Catholic church's teachings and how they followed the Bible. Soon after this, Luther split away from the Catholic Church and created his own, now known as the Lutheran Church.
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<span>It contributed to the desire of secession by many of the southern states</span>
4. <span>Formal </span><u>adoption</u> of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 by <span>Continental Congress.</span>
