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.

Use the passage to answer the question.
The Georgia governor’s order is an example of which of the following?

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Responses

martial law
martial law

sectionalism
sectionalism

manifest destiny

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Answered by GPT-4o mini
The Georgia governor’s order is an example of **sectionalism**.

Sectionalism refers to the interests and loyalty of a particular region (in this case, Georgia) over the interests of the Confederacy as a whole, which aligns with the emphasis on states' rights mentioned in the passage.

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