Question

What arguments did Abraham Lincoln use against the secession of the Southern states? Select 2 that apply.
(1 point)
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.

Answer 1

The government was a union of people, not states.
The Southern states lacked the power to secede under the Constitution.