What arguments did Abraham Lincoln use against the secession of the Southern states? Select all that apply.
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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.
Slavery was a system that would eventually bankrupt the Southern states.
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The correct answer is:
- The government was a union of people, not states.
- The Southern states lacked the power to secede under the Constitution.
The correct responses are:
- The government was a union of people, not states.
- The Southern states lacked the power to secede under the Constitution.
- Slavery was a system that would eventually bankrupt the Southern states.