Abraham Lincoln ran for president in 1860. The newly powerful Republicans in the North organized behind him, and he won the presidency without carrying a single Southern state. A month after Lincoln's victory, South Carolina voted to secede from the US. Soon, nine more states did the same. Southern states left the Union in spite of the fact that Lincoln had promised that he would not interfere with slavery in the South. He said, however, that he would forbid slavery in new territories.

Question

Abraham Lincoln ran for president in 1860. The newly powerful Republicans in the North organized behind him, and he won the presidency without carrying a single Southern state. A month after Lincoln's victory, South Carolina voted to secede from the US. Soon, nine more states did the same. Southern states left the Union in spite of the fact that Lincoln had promised that he would not interfere with slavery in the South. He said, however, that he would forbid slavery in new territories.

The Civil War was first over keeping the Union together. Only later did it become a war about ending slavery. Lincoln was aware that most Northerners wouldn't fight to free slaves. However, they would fight to keep America united. In 1863, Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the Confederacy and weakened the Southern economy. It also drummed up European support for the Union. Britain and France soon pledged their support.

Which statement would President Lincoln most likely agree with?

A
Southerners won’t fight to keep the Union together.

B
Northerners will fight to end slavery.

C
Northerners would fight to keep America united.

D
The Civil War was not about keeping the nation together.

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Answer 1

C

Northerners would fight to keep America united.