Question

What arguments did Abraham Lincoln use against the secession of the Southern states? Select all 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.
Slavery was a system that would eventually bankrupt the Southern states.

Answer 1

Abraham Lincoln used the following arguments against the secession of the Southern states:

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

While slavery was a significant issue during the Civil War, Lincoln's primary legal and constitutional arguments focused on the nature of the union and the powers granted to states under the Constitution.