Question
Read this passage from a letter written by Abraham Lincoln.
“We have just carried an election on principles fairly stated to the people. Now we are told in advance, the government shall be broken up, unless we surrender to those we have beaten . . . If we surrender, it is the end of us, and of the government.”
–Abraham Lincoln
Letter to Senator J. T. Hale
January 11, 1861
In this passage, Lincoln expresses concern about
the secession of several Southern states.
the splintering of the Democratic Party.
Confederate troops firing on Fort Sumter.
the formation of a new state, West Virginia.
“We have just carried an election on principles fairly stated to the people. Now we are told in advance, the government shall be broken up, unless we surrender to those we have beaten . . . If we surrender, it is the end of us, and of the government.”
–Abraham Lincoln
Letter to Senator J. T. Hale
January 11, 1861
In this passage, Lincoln expresses concern about
the secession of several Southern states.
the splintering of the Democratic Party.
Confederate troops firing on Fort Sumter.
the formation of a new state, West Virginia.
Answers
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In this passage, Lincoln expresses concern about **the secession of several Southern states**. He is addressing the threats of disunion and emphasizing the importance of maintaining the government despite pressures to surrender to those who oppose the election results.
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