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In "Second Inaugural Address," what is the “peculiar and powerful interest" that Lincoln says

was "somehow the cause of the war"?

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Answer:

it was slavery

Step-by-step explanation:

there was major tension between the north and the south over the idea of slavery (was it the only reason for tension? no but it was a big one)

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