Question

Abraham Lincoln's platform during the 1864 presidential election could best be described as which of the following?

(1) end the war and (2) eliminate the Emancipation Proclamation

(1) support free labor (2) establish equality for all people

(1) negotiate with the Confederacy to end the war and (2) abolish slavery

(1) demand surrender from Confederacy and (2) maintain slavery in southern states only

Answer 1

During the Civil War, Lincoln's main goal was to preserve the Union at all costs. The war ended in 1865, so he tried to end the war, and then abolish slavery. He already freed the slaves after the battle of Antietam in the Confed. but wanted to abolish slavery as a whole. So C.

Answer 2

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