From President Abraham Lincoln's perspective, the decision to wage a civil war against the southern states is best summarized in what fashion?

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3 December, 09:04

From President Abraham Lincoln's perspective, the decision to wage a civil war against the southern states is best summarized in what fashion?

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Teeny · Answer 1

The Union was older than the States.

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Abraham Lincoln became the president of the United States in 1861 with the background d seven states have seceded from the Union. However Lincolns stand was firm and he repeated his constitutional doctrine during his first Address to Congress that the Union was older than the States, and that the bond between States was permanent and unchangeable.