Based on the quote from Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, Lincoln's hope for the future of the Union was that both sides would reconcile and freedom and equality would prevail. He emphasizes healing the nation's wounds and achieving a just and lasting peace, indicating a desire for unity and reconciliation rather than punishment or division.
"With malice toward none, with
charity for all…let us strive…to
bind up the nation’s wounds…to
do all which may achieve a just
and a lasting peace among
ourselves and with all nations.”
—Abraham Lincoln, Second
Inaugural Address
Based on the lesson and this
quote, what was Lincoln's
hope for the future of the
Union?
The South would be
punished for causing
the war.
The united Union would
take its place among
world powers.
Both sides would
reconcile and freedom
and equality would
prevail
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