Question

In the text, you read this about states' rights in the Confederacy:

The South also had political problems. The Confederate constitution favored states' rights and limited the authority of the central government. As a result, the Confederate government often found it difficult to get things done. On one occasion, for example, the governor of Georgia insisted that only Georgian officers should command Georgian troops.
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
How did the governor’s order that only Georgian officers could command Georgia’s troops demonstrate a problem in the South?
(1 point)
Responses

The troops were often turning against one another.
The troops were often turning against one another.

The troops were fighting for individual states.
The troops were fighting for individual states.

The Confederate military had difficulty organizing itself.
The Confederate military had difficulty organizing itself.

The Confederate military only answered to state governors.

Answer 1

B

Answer 2

The governor’s order that only Georgian officers could command Georgia’s troops demonstrates a problem in the South because it shows that the Confederate military had difficulty organizing itself, as it allowed for individual states to have authority over their own troops instead of a centralized command structure.