"If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it, and if I could do it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it, and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that."
-Abraham Lincoln August 22, 1862
Use the passage to answer the question,
Based on the quote, what is Lincoln's primary goal?
(1 point)
Ofreeing the slaves
punishing the South
O preserving the Union
O not addressing slavery
1 answer
Based on the quote, Lincoln's primary goal is preserving the Union.