The then President of America Abraham Lincoln is referring to the seceded Southern states when he says "my dissatisfied fellow countrymen" in his secession speech.
When the secession happened, the United States of America was under the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln. Secession's purpose ended the rule of democracy in the country.
This meant that about eleven states were no longer under the ambit of jurisdiction of the National Constitution. A majority of these states were southern, where slavery was practiced.
Lincoln was aware that the people of southern seceded states were unhappy with the decision, and referred to them in his secession speech as "my dissatisfied fellow countrymen".
Hence, option A; Lincoln referred to the seceded Southern states as "my dissatisfied fellow countrymen".
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Answer:
The seceded Southern states
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