What arguments did Abraham Lincoln use against the secession of the Southern states? Select 2 that apply.
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Responses
Secession would need to be approved through popular sovereignty.
Secession would need to be approved through popular sovereignty.
The government was a union of people, not states.
The government was a union of people, not states.
The Southern states lacked the power to secede under the Constitution.
The Southern states lacked the power to secede under the Constitution.
Slavery was a system that would eventually bankrupt the Southern states.
The government was a union of people, not states.
The Southern states lacked the power to secede under the Constitution.
The arguments that Abraham Lincoln used against the secession of the Southern states were:
1) The government was a union of people, not states.
2) The Southern states lacked the power to secede under the Constitution.