D) The passage of the amendments was to abolish slavery and establish rights to previous slaves.
Answer:
The secession of South Carolina was followed by the secession of six more states—Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas–and the threat of secession by four more—Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. These eleven states eventually formed the Confederate States of America.
By pressuring him to take a stand on slavery
Abandoning the city to move farther inland
