Which statement best describes President Lincoln’s reaction to the formation of the Confederate States of America?

Question

He demanded that the South free its enslaved people.
He refused to accept the secession of states from the Union.
He threatened war unless the South returned to the Union.
He expressed hope that the new nation would prosper.

Answer 1

The statement that best describes President Lincoln’s reaction to the formation of the Confederate States of America is: He refused to accept the secession of states from the Union. Lincoln believed that the Union was perpetual and that no state had the right to secede from it.