Who was the newly elected president of the Confederacy? A. George Washington
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Jefferson Davis
D. Ulysses S. Grant
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Who was the newly elected president of the Confederacy?
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Verified archiveThe correct answer is C. Jefferson Davis.
Jefferson Davis was elected as the first and only president of the Confederate States of America in 1861 during the American Civil War. He served in this role throughout the war until the Confederacy’s defeat in 1865.