50 Points!!
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 Lincoln
Letter to Senator J. T. Hale
January 11, 1861

In this passage, Lincoln expresses concern about
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.

The war was a constant source of frustration for the president, and this took up most of his time. After repeated frustrations with General George Brinton McClellan, Lincoln made the decision to replace him with a radical and somewhat scandalous commander: General Ulysses S. Grant. He would apply his military knowledge and leadership skills to bring the Civil War to an end.

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