Question

When Abraham Lincoln was elected president,

A he told the South that he wanted to end the Union.
B wanted to end slavery.
C did not want it in the Union.
Ddid not want to end slavery.

Answer 1

Option: D. did not want to end slavery.

Step-by-step explanation:

When Abraham Lincoln was chosen to become president of America, he did not want to end slavery in the South. Lincoln knew that slavery was part of the Southern states economy. Lincoln only wanted to unite all the states together, but the Southern states were worried that Lincoln would change his mind. So, the South decided to form a separate government by forming the Confederate States of America.

Answer 2

The correct answer is D) Did not want to end slavery.

When Abe Lincoln won the presidential election in 1860, his goal was not to end slavery. Rather, Lincoln was more focused on preventing the spread of this new institution to new territories and states. He never claimed to want to get rid of slavery in states where it already existed. Despite this reassurance, Southern states feared that Lincoln would try to end the institution everywhere in the US. This is why South Carolina started the secession movement in December of 1860.