Question

What happened to the newspapers in the South that opposed the Civil War?

a. They ran out of paper and supplies and could not continue their efforts.

b. Confederate soldiers captured the editors and publicly hanged them.

C. Mobs attacked the printing presses and forced them to flee.

d. Union officials sent aid and supplies.

Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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Answer 1

C. Mobs attacked the printing presses and forced them to flee.

Step-by-step explanation:

During the war between the Southern states and the Union, there were carious propaganda deployed by various states inorder to dessiminate information which would favour their own side. Those that refused to do their bidding was attacked as was obatainable in the Southern states.

A typical example is the editor of the Richmond Daily Whig who was against the secession. He was forced to resign as a result of public pressure and attacks he was getting.