Lincoln tried to suspend the writ of habeas corpus because A. He wanted to imprison the Confederate spies in the border states.
B. He wanted to control the amount of crime in the Confederacy
C. He wanted to see how far he could extend his presidential power.

B. He wanted to control the amount of crime in the Confederacy

Explanation:

President Lincoln tried to suspend the writ of habeas corpus because he wanted to give the military authorities the necessary power to silence dissenters and rebels. This allowed commanders to arrest and detain anyone who seemed threatening to the military.

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number 1 is a)

to keep us neatruel and not get involved in any wars

he assumed control of treaty negotiations with a hostile power