In his inaugural address, abraham lincoln promised to amend the constitution. declared war on the south. reached out to southern states. avoided speaking about secession.

The correct answer is option c. In his inaugural address, Abraham Lincoln reached out to Southern States. Lincoln became the 16th President of the United States on March 4th, 1861 and as a part of taking his oath, he gave an inaugural speech to the general audience. In his speech Lincoln sent a message to the Southern states and its citizens with a spirit of reconciliation toward the seceded states. He promised that his government would never be the first one to attack, but was clear by saying that any use of violence against the United States would be meet with force. He finished his speech stating that the South and the rest of the country were not enemies but friends, and that they should all work towards the unity of the nation.

for this case we have the following equation:

we apply distributive property to the terms within parentheses.

subtracting 2 on both sides of the equation:

d.

the northwest territory became the most densely populated area in the u.s.