What does it mean to say, defend their will, if their going on trial or to court? (im trying to see if it will make sense with the paragraph i'm writing for social studies.)

In the fifth amendment it protects your right to not speak in trial if you didn't want to, so it may mean that.

texas governor sam houston opposed secession, but was unable to prevent it. in this speech, given prior to lincoln's election, he presents the argument that slavery would be safer within the united states than outside of it. it was a prescient argument, and one held by several other southern leaders.

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b because thats the naswer i got