What was the position of the United States government toward secession?
A. The Constitution said that the states were joined forever.
B. The Constitution said that states leaving the Union must pay for
land.
C. The United States offered to withdraw troops from states leaving
the Union.
D. The United States wanted to negotiate a treaty with states leaving
the Union.
The Admission to the Union Clause of the United States Constitution, upon enacting a state constitution which affirmed that the new state would forever be part of the Confederation