Which statement best describes john locke’s argument against the “divine right of kings” theory of government?

a.

kings cannot have divine right because they are not officially part of the church.

b.

there is no scientific evidence supporting the existence of a divine right of kings.

c.

divine right can only be claimed by those who afford basic rights to the people they rule.

d.

while kings have a divine right to rule, they are responsible for providing basic rights to their subjects

answer: secession

secession, as it applies to the outbreak of the american civil war, comprises the series of events that began on december 20, 1860, and extended through june 8 of the next year when eleven states in the lower and upper south severed their ties with the union. the first seven seceding states of the lower south set up a provisional government at montgomery, alabama. after hostilities began at fort sumter in charleston harbor on april 12, 1861, the border states of virginia, arkansas, tennessee, and north carolina joined the new government, which then moved its capital to richmond, virginia. the union was thus divided approximately on geographic lines. twenty-one northern and border states retained the style and title of the united states, while the eleven slave states adopted the nomenclature of the confederate states of america.

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