The Decision of Four Slave States to Stay Within the Union

question 93

Multiple Choice

The decision of four slave states to stay within the Union __________.

• A) caused Lincoln to legalize slavery in all Northern states
• B) negated the Confederate argument that they were forced to secede to protect the right to own slaves
• C) was welcome to the North but caused all kinds of legal problems for the government
• D) negated the Northern argument that they were fighting to free the slaves

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