What is true about secession in Georgia?

• A. It was decided after World War II.
• B. It hastened the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861.
• C. It led to Georgia joining the Union again in 1865.
• D. It produced no significant consequences.

Answer: (B)

Secession in Georgia shows how leaving the Union pushed the nation toward war. When Georgia moved to secede in early 1861, it left the United States and joined the Confederacy. This step, taken by Georgia along with other slaveholding states, helped propel the country into the Civil War, which began in 1861 when Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter. So, secession directly accelerated the start of the war. It didn’t happen after World War II, and Georgia didn’t simply rejoin the Union in 1865; the war and its aftermath brought sweeping changes during Reconstruction.