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"We seek no conquest. All we ask is to be let alone."

- Jefferson Davis
Question
According to this quote, which statement best summarizes the South’s agenda?
(1 point)
Responses

to continue their way of life unchanged
to continue their way of life unchanged

to accept changes to the plantation system
to accept changes to the plantation system

to change the South’s borders
to change the South’s borders

to expand slavery into the territories
to expand slavery into the territories

Answer 1

The statement that best summarizes the South’s agenda according to the quote "We seek no conquest. All we ask is to be let alone." by Jefferson Davis is:

**to continue their way of life unchanged.**

This reflects their desire to maintain their existing social and economic structures without external interference.