Question

A cartoon shows a tree labeled UNION with a branch labeled SECESSION. Two angry men sit on the branch, and the man closer to the trunk is using a handsaw to cut the branch off of the tree between himself and the trunk.
Question
Use the image to answer the question.
Why might the cartoonist have used a tree and branch to illustrate the South’s secession from the United States?
(1 point)
Responses

to show that the South did not have the industrial capabilities of the North
to show that the South did not have the industrial capabilities of the North

to show that the South’s economy was weaker than the North
to show that the South’s economy was weaker than the North

to show that the South lacked the important resource of timber
to show that the South lacked the important resource of timber

to show that the South could not succeed without the North

Answer 1

to show that the South could not succeed without the North

The branch image implies the South depends on the Union (the trunk) for support, so cutting it off would hurt the South itself.