When he became president of the confederacy, jefferson davis believed that a. southern slavery would remain safe under lincoln. b. secession of the southern states should be encouraged. c. the south should declare war against the union to gain independence. d. lincoln would force states that seceded back into the union.

D. Lincoln would force states that seceded back into the Union.

Explanation:

During the pre-war secession, Davis was a staunch supporter of southern states. He believed that no state should be sovereign over another state and that each state should have the power to govern itself. However, Davis knew of the warlike inferiority of the southern states, he advised his fellow southerners to take it easy, because he believed that the chances of the south losing a war would be great and that Lincoln would force the states that split back into the Union.

the answer might be either a or c. can't be too sure , because i searched the web, but no valid answers came through.

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