True or False

The idea of the Lost Cause was a romanticized view of the causes of the Civil War, slavery, and the Old South. This myth was perpetuated by many southern churches and denominations, creating a mythology that equated the South's defeat with the death of Christ, as if the South had been sacrificed for the sins of the United States.

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Max Foley

Social Studies

19 August, 20:27

True or False

The idea of the Lost Cause was a romanticized view of the causes of the Civil War, slavery, and the Old South. This myth was perpetuated by many southern churches and denominations, creating a mythology that equated the South's defeat with the death of Christ, as if the South had been sacrificed for the sins of the United States.

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Charlotte Cooke · Answer 1

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The idea of the Lost Cause was just provide people with the romanticized views about what caused the Civil War, the Old south and slavery in the time being. Many southern churches were responsible for perpetuating this myth and thus created a mythology that would make it look like the South was defeated with the death of Christ, making it look like the Southerners were sacrificial lambs for the United State's sins.