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Unit 5 – Civil War and Reconstruction, 1848–1877
Topic 5.9
What tenet did President Lincoln continuously uphold in his approach to Southern secession?
Acceptance of South's independence as inevitable
Assertion that Confederate states had never actually left Union
The idea that secession was a constitutional right
The belief that secession was illegal
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AP US History - 5.9 Government Policies during the Civil War
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