Question

Which factor led President Lincoln to make the abolition of slavery one of the main goals of the Union forces in the Civil War?

A. Leaders of the Democratic Party demanded that all enslaved
people be freed.

B. Border states threatened to leave the Union if slavery was not
abolished.

C. Northern public opinion had turned increasingly hostile toward
slavery.

D. Slaveholders in the North had stopped supporting the war effort.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer: The answer to the question is C. Northern public opinion had turned increasingly hostile toward slavery.

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