How did the south ripped to the election of Abraham Lincoln? Select the two that apply

a) The south believed that the federal government was set against the south
b) The south believed that they could renew a series of compromises
c) The south believed that they would be left to pursue their own ways of life
d) The south believed that succession was unavoidable

a) The south believed that the federal government was set against the south

d) The south believed that succession was unavoidable

What arguments did Abraham Lincoln use against the succession of the southern states? Select two that apply

Succession would need to be approved through popular sovereignty
The government was a union of people not states
The southern states lacked the power to succeed under the constitution
slavery was a system that would eventually bankrupt the southern states

b) The government was a union of people not states

c) The southern states lacked the power to succeed under the constitution