How did the Union's retention of the Border States invalidate the Confederacy's justification for secession?
A) It demonstrated popular support for abolition in the majority of states.
B) It demonstrated that slavery was not necessary to support the South's economy.
C) It negated the claim that secession was comparable to the American Revolution.
D) It weakened support for secession among poor whites and former slaves in the South.
E) It demonstrated that secession was not necessary to protect slavery.
E
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