Question

Which primary source document could help a historian understand why the US Civil War started?

A) a map of the 1860 presidential election results

B) a map showing where the first battles occurred

C) a Charleston Mercury editorial published in 1860

D) an essay that lists several possible causes

Answer 1

B

Answer 2

and C

Answer 3

Theres just one answer :)

Answer 4

It would be A. B is a effect, and the answer should be a cause. It could have been D, but it is not a fact, but a theory. A can be a source.

Answer 5

Oh, and an editorial is bias, so it also can't be used as a fact for documentation.

Answer 6

It was wrong :( But thank you for trying @ManImStumped

Answer 7

:( I'm so sorry!

Answer 8

Which was it?

Answer 9

Its okay no worries. Idk which one it was