In the excerpt from Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, "all the wealth piled by the bondman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil" refers specifically to the wealth that the South has gained through the labor of enslaved African Americans. Lincoln acknowledges the economic benefits derived from the forced labor of enslaved people, emphasizing the moral implications and the need for justice to be served for their suffering.
Read the following excerpt from Second Inaugural Address and answer the question.
Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said 'the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
What does Lincoln mean by "all the wealth piled by the bondman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil"?
The wealth that the North has gained through the exploitation of Southern slaves.
The wealth that the South has gained through the labor of enslaved African Americans.
The wealth that has been accumulated through the exploitation of all workers in the United States.
The wealth that has been accumulated by all people through the exploitation of others throughout history.
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