Because Congress did not want to lose the cotton revenues.
The gift of a dozen elephants was declined by Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln's election would spell an end to slavery, so the southern states refused to add him.
Accept, agree are some antonyms of refuse
Accept
Accept
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Lincoln's election would spell an end to slavery, so the southern states refused to add him.
You can serve a spouse with separation papers which they have no recourse not to accept. You can also serve them with divorce papers. They can refuse to sign, but eventually a judge may grant the divorce anyway.
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Simply refuse to accept it. The inheritance will be divided up among the remaining heirs.
The opposite of "accept" (agree) is reject, or refuse. The opposite of "accept" (acknowledge) would be refute, or deny.