Question

(words in italics were added to the US Constition by the Confederates; text in brackets was removed):

"WE, the People of the [United States] Confederated States, each State acting in its sovereign and independent character, in order to form a [more perfect Union] permanent Federal government, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility [provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare], and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the [United] Confederate States of America."

Read this excerpt from the Constitution of the Confederate States.

On which event or issue can historians gain insight from this excerpt?



racism and oppression



Southern secession



Southern slavery



the Union cause

Answer 1

In my opinion, the only insight that can be gained from the United States Constitution by the Confederates would be into Southern Slavery and the Union cause. This is evident from references to things such as the importance of 'domestic tranquility' and the importance of securing liberty, but only for the individuals protected by the government of the confederate states.

Answer 2

Historians can gain insight from this excerpt reading about Southern secession .

The excerpt is part of the Constitution of the Confederate States, which were formed in 1861 when the south of the country was separated for reasons of political ideology of the northern states.

The victory of Abraham Lincoln, abolitionist, in the 1860 presidential elections was the final reason why the southern states of the United States, which supported slavery and based their agricultural economies on it, decided to separate and form their own country.

This situation ended up unleashing in the American Civil War, which lasted from 1861 to 1865, with the victory of the United States (north, abolitionists) over the Confederate States (south, slaves).