Here is the final exam. Choose one question and write an essay of 750 to 1000 words. Do not use outside sources. You may use material from lecture, discussion, documents and the course readings .
When South Carolina seceded from the Union in 1860, it’s leaders claimed legal and constitutional grounds for their decision.
What evidence could they point to from the late eighteenth century to 1860 to support their view? Lincoln argued that the Union could not be broken. What did he base his position on?
