In Order to Persuade the Border States to Remain in the Union

In order to persuade the Border States to remain in the Union, President Lincoln

A) relied solely on moral appeal.
B) used only totally legal methods.
C) guaranteed that they could keep slavery permanently.
D) never had to use troops.
E) used legally dubious methods including the declaration of martial law in Maryland and the deployment of Union soldiers in a local civil war in Missouri.