The correct answer is D) War of Southern Independence.
The name for the US Civil War would the Charleston Mercury editor most likely choose could be "War of Southern Independence.
Charleston, South Carolina, was an important place for the Confederate Army during the Civil War in the United States. Charleston is a port that the Union Army wanted to control for its significative importance of transportation and communication with other states and Europe. One example of this was the Battles to Control Fort Sumter, in Charleston harbor.
