USA HISTORY

SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861

LINCOLNS ELECTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Lincoln would not push the South. He wanted no invasion of Southern territory by United States troops.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Abraham Lincoln wanted to be lenient to the South and make it easy for southern states to rejoin the Union. He said that any southerner who took an oath to the Union would be given a pardon.

Detailed explanation-2: -He opposed secession for these reasons: 1. Physically the states cannot separate.

Detailed explanation-3: -Southern states began to fear that Lincoln would emancipate slaves.

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