"With malice toward none, with charity for all... let us strive...to bind up the nation's wounds...to do all which may achieve a just and a lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations."
- Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address
Based on the lesson and this quote, what was Lincoln's hope for the future of the Union?
(1 point)
• The South would be punished for causing the war.
• The united Union would take its place among world powers.
• Both sides would reconcile and freedom and equality would prevail.
• The North would provide charity to replace all that was lost during the war.