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McCarthy, “The Bonnie Blue Flag”: What, according to McCarthy’s song, are the states of the Confederacy fighting for? Mark all that apply.

Robert E Lee: Lee believes that the only way northern abolitionists will get what they want is through:

William Lloyd Garrison: Garrison is in favor of a compromise solution with the slave states if the opportunity presents itself.

Robert E Lee: When Lee writes that “It is useless to expatiate on [the] disadvantages” of slavery, what does he mean?

John Ross: How does Ross describe the progress of the war at the time of his message?

George McClellan: What does McClellan bluntly state is the one thing he is fighting for?

Henry Clay: In Clay’s opinion, the only institution with the constitutional authority to legally act against slavery is:

Henry Clay: Clay thinks that slavery is clearly and obviously evil.

Reflection: Which of these sources did you find most personally interesting? Why?

Henry Clay: Clay offers to share his opinions on slavery and abolition in this letter to John Switzer on what condition?