The Pony Express Chapter 1
At A Nation's Crisis
The fall of Fort Sumter in April, 1861, did not produce the Civil War crisis. For many months, the gigantic struggle then imminent had been painfully
discernible to far-seeing men. In 1858, Lincoln had forewarned the country in his "House Divided" speech. As early as the beginning of the year 1860 the
Union had been plainly in jeopardy. Early in February of that momentous year, Jefferson Davis, on behalf of the South, had introduced his famous
resolutions in the Senate of the United States. This document was the ultimatum of the dissatisfied slave-holding commonwealths. It demanded that
Congress should protect slavery throughout the domain of the United States. The territories, it declared, were the common property of the states of the
Union and hence open to the citizens of all states with all their personal possessions. The Northern
states, furthermore, were no longer to interfere with
the working of the Fugitive Slave Act. They must repeal their personal Liberty laws and respect the Dred Scott Decision of the Federal Supreme Court
Neither in their own legislatures nor in Congress should they trespass upon the right of the South to regulate slavery as it best sow fit
Read this sentence from the text:
For many months, the gigantic struggle then imminent had been painfully discernible to far-seeing men.
Which of these statements is true based on the information provided? (5 points)
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The war could not have been predicted.
The coming war was obvious to some people.
The struggle went on for many months.
Watching the conflict was quite painful.
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d