Question

How did Jefferson Davis use compact theory to justify secession?

A)Davis criticized how northern politicians used compact theory in arguments over stopping the expansion of slavery.

B)Davis said the compact made by the Constitution gave more power to the federal government than state governments.

C)Davis argued that because the Union was created as a compact of states, the states had a right to dissolve the compact.

D)Davis rejected the insistence of Northern politicians that the compact made through the Constitution protected slavery.

Answer 1

Explanation:Jefferson maintained that the United States was formed through a social contract between the individual states rather than the people as a whole. In other words, because these states had united voluntarily to form a union—in Jefferson's language, a “compact”—the U.S. government derived its power only from them.