Which belief was lincoln's stated reason based on for fighting until the south surrendered?
a. slavery was immoral and should be abolished.
b. the country could not continue to exist as a nation if a state could secede anytime it wished.
c. the north could not survive without the economic support of the south.

Answer B.No Country could continue to exist as a nation if a state could secede anytime it washes

The answer is

     B. The country could not continue to exist as a nation if a state could secede anytime it wished.

He said this because he believed that the country could not be unified if people could quit and rejoin whenever they felt like it just because they decided they wanted to avoid a problem

states

explanation:

as the old saying goes, all politics are local. state and federal governments affect our daily lives in numerous ways. yet, in our federal system, there is supposed to be a balance between federal and state power. as james madison envisioned it in federalist no. 51, “the power surrendered by the people” would be “divided between two distinct governments,” creating a balance of power that would enable the “different governments [to] control each other.”

answer:   c. the drafting of common sense

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