Question
How did President Lincoln's approach to slavery change during the Civil War?
A.
Lincoln gave up his belief that slavery should be allowed in states that did not secede.
B.
Lincoln became more willing to tolerate slavery in Southern states.
C.
Lincoln came to believe that slaves were needed for the Union war effort.
D.
Lincoln shifted from promising to allow slavery in the South to freeing all Southern slaves.
A.
Lincoln gave up his belief that slavery should be allowed in states that did not secede.
B.
Lincoln became more willing to tolerate slavery in Southern states.
C.
Lincoln came to believe that slaves were needed for the Union war effort.
D.
Lincoln shifted from promising to allow slavery in the South to freeing all Southern slaves.
Answers
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D. Lincoln shifted from promising to allow slavery in the South to freeing all Southern slaves.
Initially, Lincoln's main goal was to preserve the Union, and he was reluctant to disrupt the institution of slavery in border states that remained loyal to the Union. However, as the Civil War progressed, he came to see the emancipation of enslaved people as a strategic necessity and a moral imperative. This culminated in the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, which declared the freedom of all enslaved people in Confederate-held territory.
Initially, Lincoln's main goal was to preserve the Union, and he was reluctant to disrupt the institution of slavery in border states that remained loyal to the Union. However, as the Civil War progressed, he came to see the emancipation of enslaved people as a strategic necessity and a moral imperative. This culminated in the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, which declared the freedom of all enslaved people in Confederate-held territory.