During the Civil War, President Lincoln shifted his goals concerning slavery from:A.demanding immediate emancipation to accepting a gradual end to slavery.B.opposing all forms of slavery to allowing slavery in the border states.C.accepting slavery in the South to freeing all Southern slaves.D.tolerating slavery only in the North to accepting it in all states.
Question
During the Civil War, President Lincoln shifted his goals concerning slavery from:A.demanding immediate emancipation to accepting a gradual end to slavery.B.opposing all forms of slavery to allowing slavery in the border states.C.accepting slavery in the South to freeing all Southern slaves.D.tolerating slavery only in the North to accepting it in all states.
Solution
The correct answer is C. At the beginning of the Civil War, President Lincoln's primary goal was to preserve the Union, even if that meant allowing slavery to continue in the South. However, as the war progressed, his views evolved and he issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862, which declared that all slaves in Confederate-held territory were to be set free. This shifted his goal from accepting slavery in the South to freeing all Southern slaves.
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