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Yes. If Maryland had voted Confederate, Washington D.C. would have been totally surrounded by rebel states. He had to jail pro-Confederate politicians in Maryland to keep it onside.
Yes. If Maryland had voted Confederate, Washington D.C. would have been totally surrounded by rebel states. He had to jail pro-Confederate politicians in Maryland to keep it onside.
It actually says, "...more perfect Union". Lincoln recognized that the Union was not perfect. The new Constitution was designed with the goal to IMPROVE the Union, making it "more perfect".
Whether or not Lincoln's actions were justified is a matter of opinion. His actions had two purposes: he wanted to preserve the union and he wanted to end slavery. Compare that with perhaps one million men dead. In my opinion his actions were justified. You will have to decide for yourself.
Lincoln justified admitting Nevada to the Union during the Civil War in order to secure additional support for the Union cause. Nevada had a small population but was eager to join the Union and support the anti-slavery stance. Lincoln saw this as an opportunity to strengthen the Union's position and increase its representation in Congress.
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Lincoln reasoned that the union created by the Constitution must remain intact. While the southern states claimed they had the right to secede, and that might have been true, the Constitution did not allow them to join any league or confederacy besides the United States of America. Thus, he argued, the existence of a Confederacy was in direct violation of the US Constitution.
Union. Lincoln's Mantra was always "Union".
Abraham Lincoln was the President of the Union Army.
Abraham Lincoln was on the Union side.
President Lincoln meant that the primary goal of the Union is to protect and preserve its constitutional framework. He believed that the Constitution was the foundation of the nation and it was the duty of the government to uphold and defend it. Lincoln's emphasis on the "declared purpose" suggests that maintaining the Union was a fundamental principle that should not be compromised.