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." This is reflected in his call for "malice toward none" and "charity for all," emphasizing unity and healing the divisions caused by the Civil War.
Based on the lesson and this quote, what was Lincoln's hope for the future of the Union?
"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
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O The South would be punished for causing the war.
O The united Union would take its place among world powers.
O The North would provide charity to replace all that was lost during the war.
O Both sides would reconcile and freedom and equality would prevail.
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