What was the main reason secessionists gave to leave the Union at Georgia’s Secession Convention?

(1 point)
Responses

to preserve the institution of slavery

to enforce fugitive slave laws
to enforce fugitive slave laws

to strengthen sectional relationships
to strengthen sectional relationships

to nullify federal tariff laws

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The main reason secessionists gave to leave the Union at Georgia’s Secession Convention was to preserve the institution of slavery.

What was the main reason the Union blockaded the port of Savannah during the Civil War?
(1 point)
Responses

To prevent needed supplies from entering the Confederacy
To prevent needed supplies from entering the Confederacy

To lessen the freight load of the southern railroads
To lessen the freight load of the southern railroads

To force the Confederacy to move its capital city
To force the Confederacy to move its capital city

To force the Confederacy to only trade with Britain

The main reason the Union blockaded the port of Savannah during the Civil War was to prevent needed supplies from entering the Confederacy.

True or false: both the North and the South believed the war would be short(1 point)
Responses

True
True

False

True. Both the North and the South believed that the Civil War would be short.

Slaveholding states that bordered free states and did not secede during the Civil War became known as ______________ states.

(1 point)
Responses

Traitor
Traitor

Border
Border

Flip flop
Flip flop

Blockade
Blockade

Slaveholding states that bordered free states and did not secede during the Civil War became known as Border states.

Which of the following describes shifts in writing?(1 point)
Responses

the relationship between the subject of the sentence and the verb
the relationship between the subject of the sentence and the verb

unnecessary changes in the form of the verbs within a sentence
unnecessary changes in the form of the verbs within a sentence

the verb form that shows the manner in which the verb expresses an idea in a sentence
the verb form that shows the manner in which the verb expresses an idea in a sentence

changes in the person who is doing the action in a sentence

The option that best describes shifts in writing is unnecessary changes in the form of the verbs within a sentence.

Why should abrupt shifts in writing be avoided? (1 point)
Responses

They are difficult to correct.
They are difficult to correct.

They are confusing and can make writing or a conversation difficult to follow.
They are confusing and can make writing or a conversation difficult to follow.

They convey the attitudes and ideas expressed in the sentence.
They convey the attitudes and ideas expressed in the sentence.

They create consistency in voice.

Abrupt shifts in writing should be avoided because they are confusing and can make writing or a conversation difficult to follow.