Question

Which of these was President Lincoln's central goal during the Civil War?

To end slavery in all U.S. states

To preserve the Union

To keep the U.S. economy from collapsing

To punish the Southern states for seceding

Answer 1

i think May be To end slavery in all U.S. states.

Answer 2

D is the best answer, the U.S. economy was doing very well during that time period, and ending slavery is just a way to punish the south, and did
Lincoln care about preserving the Union, probably not, he new the confederate economy would fail, with the industrialization in the north.