Question

As the Civil War began, President Lincoln accepted the belief that

individual states should settle the question of slavery.
it was time to end slavery throughout the United States.
the Union could be preserved as a mix of free and slave states.
preserving the Union was not worth the loss of life it would cause.

Answer 1

The answer would be B. It was time to end slavery throughout the united states.

Answer 2

I believe it's "it was time to end slavery throughout the United States."