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The newspaper article from the Anderson Intelligencer was published in South Carolina in October 1860. This was roughly a month before the presidential election and ultimately said that "the South will not submit to a diminution of its rights."
Full Transcript of the Newspaper Article, "The North the Aggressor --- The South on the Defensive"
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Source-Dependent Questions
- Relating to the title of the article, does the author make a convincing argument that the north is the “aggressors” in the conflict? Justify your answer with evidence from the text.
- What does the author say the south wants? Use quotes from the text to support your answer.
Citation Information
"The North the Aggressor --- The South on the Defensive," The Anderson Intelligencer, 4 October 1860. Courtesy of Library of Congress