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To prevent the south from seceding from the north.

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preserve the union and end slavery

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Q: What was Lincoln's goal in fighting the civil war?
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What was Lincolns main goal during the civil war?

to win the civil war


What was Lincolns goal after the civil war?

He didnt have too much to say after the war, because he was assassinated right around the end of the war.


When the civil war began what was Abraham Lincolns main goal?

Abraham Lincolns main goal at first was to keep the states together. But later slavery was included but no by choice. It just mixed in and was part of it till the end


The initial goal of the federal government in fighting the Civil War was to?

Preserve the Union


Name Lincoln's main goal in fighting the Civil War?

to End slavery


What was lincolns beliefs in the civil war?

At the beginning of the Civil War Lincoln was fighting in the belief that "All men are created equal" and towards the end he was fighting in the belief that slavery should come to an end and that all slaves should be freed.


What was norths main goal in fighting the civil war?

To reunite the states and get the cotton revenues back.


What happened first Abraham Lincolns assignation or the end of the civil war?

End of Civil War.


What wasPresident Lincolns leadership priority?

The Civil War.


When did lee surrender in Civil War?

Lee surrendered in the civil war to Abraham lincolns hourse in china


When the civil war began what was Lincoln main goal?

Abraham Lincolns main goal at first was to keep the states together. But later slavery was included but no by choice. It just mixed in and was part of it till the end


What was lincolns initial goal of the war?

To bring the union back together.