“If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.”
-Abraham Lincoln August 22, 1862
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
Based on the quote, what is Lincoln’s primary goal?
(1 point)
Responses
freeing the slaves
freeing the slaves
punishing the South
punishing the South
preserving the Union
preserving the Union
not addressing slavery
not addressing slavery
preserving the Union
How did women like Dorothea Dix and Clara Barton contribute to the Union war effort during the Civil War?
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Responses
They accompanied their husbands to war.
They accompanied their husbands to war.
They worked as nurses for the Union army.
They worked as nurses for the Union army.
They enlisted and fought with the army.
They enlisted and fought with the army.
They took jobs to support their families.