What justification did Lincoln have for suspending habeas corpus during the Civil War?
A) He believed that southerners were committing crimes against slaves.
B) Lincoln suspended these rules because he felt it was necessary in order to put down the rebellion within the southern states.
C) Violent crimes against women and children increased during the Civil War, so Lincoln was forced to implement this extreme measure.
D) Lincoln was forced to use this tactic when the U.S. House of Representatives would not support the North's involvement in the Civil War.