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Did Abraham Lincoln see the abolition of slavery as the major goal of the Civil War?
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∙ 13y ago
No. Lincoln detested slavery, but did nothing about it; his sole goal was to preserve the union. He believed that ANYTHING that would preserve the union and prevent the confederacy from seceding was proper to do. Lincoln himself wrote that if he could preserve the union by freeing all the slaves, he would do so; if he could preserve the union by not freeing ANY slaves he would do so, and that if he could preserve the union by freeing some slaves and not freeing others, he would do THAT.
Which is what he did. The Emancipation Proclamation freed only the slaves within the Confederacy; it did not free any slaves within the areas controlled by the North.
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Did Abraham Lincoln start the civil war on slavery?
no
Who ended slavery in the civil war?
Abraham Lincoln did.
What was Abraham Lincoln's opinion about slavery at the beginning of the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln disagreed with slavery right from the get-go .. :) Hope I helped ..
What were some of Abraham Lincolns Accomplishments?
Abraham Lincoln is best known for the crucial role he played in the abolition of slavery in the United States. He also managed to keep the country unified during the Civil War.
What was the unfinshed work Abe was talking about in the Gettysburg address?
Abraham Lincoln was referring to the unfinished civil war and the need for a victorious conclusion of it by the Federal armies. The Union would then be made whole again and slavery would be ended.
What are 2 thing Abraham Lincoln did?
ended slavery, was in a civil war
What was Abraham Lincoln major aim for the civil war?
to END slavery.
What is the thing that end slavery?
civil war ; person; Abraham Lincoln
What leagally abolished slavery in the US?
The Civil War and Abraham Lincoln.
Who stopped slavery?
Abraham Lincoln. That's what caused the Civil War.
What does Clara Barton and Abraham Lincoln have in common?
Abraham Lincoln hired Clara Barton in the civil war
What else did Abraham Lincoln do besides ending slavery?
stopped the civil war
