Which of the following was not a cause of the Civil War?

(1 point)
Responses

a belief in states' rights
a belief in states' rights

blockading Southern ports
blockading Southern ports

increasing the tariffs placed on foreign textiles
increasing the tariffs placed on foreign textiles

firing on Fort Sumter
firing on Fort Sumter

increasing the tariffs placed on foreign textiles

Why did the South decide to fight a defensive war?

(1 point)
Responses

to protect their plantations
to protect their plantations

to make the North look like the aggressor
to make the North look like the aggressor

to take advantage of their knowledge of the land
to take advantage of their knowledge of the land

to make maximum use of their limited transportation system

to protect their plantations