Which statement best describes President Lincolns reaction to the formation of the Confederate States of America? 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.

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Which statement best describes President Lincolns reaction to the formation of the Confederate States of America? 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.

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Davila · Answer 1

When President Lincoln heard about the creation of the Confederate States of America he threatened the new Confederation of war. The only solution to stop the war was, to Lincoln, the dissolution of the Confederate States and the return of the rebels to the Union. The answer is, therefore: C. He threatened war unless the South returned to the Union.