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He hated slavery! So he went to war to stop slavery! The North did not have slavery. But the South did! So he wanted to put a stop to the slavery!
So he could free the slaves from the South and bring back together the Union and the Confederates into one Nation.
Originally Lincoln wanted to stop slavery from spreading north into Illinois, Ohio and beyond. When the South left the Union and formed The Confederate States Of America Lincoln went to war to preserve the Union and abolish Slavery.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoTo preserve the Union, after the Southern states had unlawfully seceded.
Not till the Emancipation Proclamation (effective Jan. 1863) did he turn the war into an official crusade against slavery - and that was chiefly tactical, to keep the British from sending military aid to the Confederates.
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∙ 12y agoThe original purpose was the idea of stopping slavery, and because of the south secession
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February 1862 added to President Lincolns burden as he led the North in the Civil War?
no
What was the purpose for the reconstruction?
to reconstruct the United States after the civil war.
What was the purpose of the gettysburgh address?
The purpose of the Gettysburg Address was to Honor the Union soldiers and their bravery, in the Civil War.
Why did America declare a civil war?
It never did. The newly-formed Confederacy could claim that it didn't want a war. Lincoln could not declare war on the Confederacy without recognising it as a sovereign nation. All he could do was to announce that he was putting down a rebellion of certain of his own states, and that he would need volunteer troops to do the job. That is how the war started.
What were Lincoln's two major achievements?
Two of Lincolns major achievements were that he was a strong leader during the Civil War and the issue of the Emancipation Proclamation. Lincoln was also very successful in foreign policy.
What was Lincolns main goal during the civil war?
to win the civil war
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
What was lincolns most famous accomplishment?
The American Civil War
What were presidents lincolns opponents to the civil war called?
Copperheads (Anti-war Democrats)
How did Lincolns response to the civil war begin?
Blockading the Southern ports.
What were lincolns nicknames during the civil war?
honest Abe is one of them
What major political events lead to lincolns death?
The Civil War.
What was Abraham lincolns speech from the civil war called?
The Gettysburg Address
Which was abrahma lincolns major aim in the civil war?
To preserve the Union.
What was Lincolns main objective while in white house?
to end the civil war.
