How did individual states secede from the union in 1861? a: through votes in their state legislatures and conventions b: by collecting the signatures of southern voters on petitions c: through a vote during the democratic party convention d: by collecting the signatures of southern slaveholders

The correct answer is A) Through votes in their state legislatures and signatures of Southern voters on petitions.

After the presidential election of 1860, many Southern states started to leave the Union. One of the main reasons behind this mass exodus from the US was the election of Abraham Lincoln. Many Southern citizens and politicians felt that Lincoln would try to get rid of the institution of slavery within the US. Slavery was an essential part of the Southern economy at this time, as slave labor and the cotton gin resulted in the Southern states becoming extremely profitable (especially through trade with European countries like France and Great Britain).

china unilaterally claims the entire south china sea as sovereign territory, then builds artificial islands to bolster its claim. it suddenly activates an air defense identification zone over the east china sea, and threatens to down any aircraft that does not report its position. it builds roads into indian territory, then redraws the maps to show that it is actually chinese territory. the people's republic under president xi jinping is quickly becoming the bully of asia.

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japan participated in world war i from 1914 to 1918 in an alliance with entente powers and played an important role in securing the sea lanes in the west pacific and indian oceans against the imperial german navy as the member of the allies.