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 lincoln would force states that seceded back into the union.

How did the church gain secular power? a) monks forced massive numbers of people to convert through fear of punishment. b) the church issued interdicts, laws passed by the church regardless of secular law. c) the church's power to deny the sacraments gave the church power over christians. d) canon law established secular courts under the control of the church.