President James Buchanan declined to use force to keep the seven southern secessionist states in the Union for all of the following reasons except
a. northern public opinion would not support it.
b. the army was needed to control Indians in the West.
c. he believed that the Constitution required Congressional approval of the use of force.
d. a slim chance of reconciliation remained.
e. he was surrounded by prosouthern advisers who had advised him not use military force against the southern states threatening to secede from the Union.
c
You might also like to view...
The history of the Nez Perce and the U.S. government was always marked by conflict
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
President Lyndon Johnson had first used the term __________ __________ in a 1965 executive order that required federal contractors to guarantee equal treatment of all job seekers and employees
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Why was the American Midwest able to recover from famine and crop failure due to the drought of 1889–1890?
a. international aid and food b. reliance on stored food and resources c. relief was well organized and deaths were few d. the area was not densely populated
What helps explain the defeat of the Mongols by the Mamluks?
a. The inexperience of the Mongol troops b. The Mamluks alliance with the Holy Roman Empire c. The heat and lack of rain in the plains of Israel d. The deaths of key Mongol leaders e. The arrival of Persian reinforcements