PART A: Which TWO of the following best identify the central ideas of this text?

A
The South seceded because it feared that Lincoln would abolish slavery.
B
South Carolina seceded because southern states felt Lincoln had not won the southern election and was not their true leader.
C
The South seceded because South Carolina was crucial to the slave economy and without its support, other southern states would fail economically.
D
Lincoln successfully baited South Carolina into being the first to lead an offensive military attack.
E
Lincoln’s plan to make South Carolina the war aggressors helped him keep other states from seceding.
F
The Battle of Fort Sumter was insignificant because there were no major losses.