Question
What arguments did Abraham Lincoln use against the secession of the southern states? Select all that apply
Secession would need to be approved through popular sovereignty
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
Secession would need to be approved through popular sovereignty
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
Answers
GPT 3.5
The arguments that Abraham Lincoln used against the secession of the southern states are:
- The government was a union of people, not states
- The southern states lacked the power to secede under the Constitution
- The government was a union of people, not states
- The southern states lacked the power to secede under the Constitution
Just choose 2
GPT 3.5
Sure, in that case, the two arguments Abraham Lincoln used against the secession of the southern states were:
- The government was a union of people, not states
- The southern states lacked the power to secede under the Constitution
- The government was a union of people, not states
- The southern states lacked the power to secede under the Constitution