Question 4 • RKAA- U.S. (American) History 1.0 New
Read this passage from a letter written by Abraham Lincoln.“We have just carried an election on principles fairly stated to the people. Now we are told in advance, the government shall be broken up, unless we surrender to those we have beaten . . . If we surrender, it is the end of us, and of the government.” –Abraham LincolnLetter to Senator J. T. HaleJanuary 11, 1861In this passage, Lincoln expresses concern about
Answer
A
the secession of several Southern states.
B
the splintering of the Democratic Party.
C
Confederate troops firing on Fort Sumter.
D
the formation of a new state, West Virginia.
Explanation
Lincoln warns that the government may be broken up unless the people who won the election surrender their principles. In January 1861, several Southern states were threatening to leave the Union, so his concern was secession. Fort Sumter was attacked later, in April 1861, and West Virginia became a state in 1863.
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