Lincoln's Initial Declaration That the North Fought Only to Preserve

question 54

Multiple Choice

Lincoln's initial declaration that the North fought only to preserve the Union and not to abolish slavery

• A) came as a disappointment to most northerners.
• B) was designed essentially to keep the Border States in the Union.
• C) was understood as politically necessary by most abolitionists.
• D) contradicted the campaign promises of the Republican party.
• E) cost him support in the "Butternut region" of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.

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