Delegates to the convention that formed the Confederacy chose:
A) Jefferson Davis as their president.
B) Joseph Davis as their president.
C) to ask Great Britain for diplomatic recognition.
D) to voluntarily eliminate the institution of slavery.
Answer: A
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