Lincoln Was Hesitant to Support Abolition Early in the War

question 10

Multiple Choice

Lincoln was hesitant to support abolition early in the war because he

• A) did not believe slaves could be productive American citizens.
• B) owned slaves himself.
• C) feared losing the support of the slaveholding border states within the Union.
• D) did not want to support the policies of the Radical Republicans.
• E) promised during his 1860 campaign that he was against abolition.

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