The founding principles of the Confederacy were described in an 1861 speech by

Question

Jefferson Davis.
Stephen Douglas.
John C. Breckinridge.
Abraham Lincoln.

Answer 1

The founding principles of the Confederacy were described in an 1861 speech by Jefferson Davis. Davis served as the President of the Confederate States and articulated the reasons for secession and the principles of the Confederacy in his speeches and writings.