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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?
The idea that secession was a constitutional right
Assertion that Confederate states had never actually left Union
Acceptance of South's independence as inevitable
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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