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Which best describes President Lincoln’s reaction to the formation of the Confederate States of America?

He demanded that the South free its enslaved people.
He refused to accept the act of secession.
He threatened war unless the South returned to the Union.
He expressed hope that the new nation would prosper.

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User Aysia
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He refused to accept the act of succession
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User Armin Ronacher
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Answer: He refused to accept the act of secession.

Step-by-step explanation:

He declared secession to be wrong; but he also promised that he would "not interfere with the institution of slavery where it exists." He announced that he would use "the power confided to me

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