From President Abraham Lincoln's perspective, the decision to wage a civil war against the southern states is best summarized in what fashion?

The Union was older than the States.

Explanation:

Abraham Lincoln became the president of the United States in 1861 with the background d seven states have seceded from the Union. However Lincolns stand was firm and he repeated his constitutional doctrine during his first Address to Congress that the Union was older than the States, and that the bond between States was permanent and unchangeable.

tenochtitlan (also spelled tenochtitlán), located on an island near the western shore of lake texcoco in central mexico, was the capital city and religious centre of the aztec civilization. the traditional founding date of the city was 1345 ce and it remained the most important aztec centre until its destruction at the hands of the conquering spanish led by hernán cortés in 1521 ce, which led to the final collapse of the aztec empire.