Question

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.

Answer 1

Actually, the correct answer is B: He refused to accept the secession of states from the Union. I just took the test and it was correct.

Answer 2

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.