Which of the following issues MOST immediately initiated the secession of Southern states? A.
the longstanding refusal of the North to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act

B.
the passing of the Compromise of 1850

C.
the election of Abraham Lincoln as president

D.
the sending of supplies to Fort Sumter by the federal government

Ahistorian has discovered a letter written by an early roman emperor. she translates the letter and discovers that it contains orders to a general before a battle. she works to determine when the letter was written to figure out which battle the letter references.the historian in the passage is most clearly demonstrating which historical thinking skill? a. identifying causes and historical contextb. thinking chronologicallyc. making and evaluating arguments and interpretationsd. analyzing historical sources