Question

9. What prompted Lincoln to declare war on the Southern Confederacy?
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Answer 1

Answer:

Abraham Lincoln was the elected president from the Republican party in 1860 . He was highly critical of slavery while the southern states needed slaves ,they ordered secession. There was a strong resentment against his election also in the southern states . This provoked him to declare war on them.

Answer 2

The southern states of USA were still following the slavery system which was prohibited in the north .

It was greatly opposed by Abraham Lincoln , who warned the South several times to stop Slavery.

But the Southern states didnt follow the govt. orders and started rebelling against them .

This was the reason Lincoln declared an Civil war between North and the South of the USA .