Question

Can someone help me please ? Due today ?

Do you think that Abraham Lincoln was joking when he told the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin that she started the Civil War ? Why or why not?

Answer 1

Lincoln ran on a political platform opposed to the expansion of slavery in the territories. His election served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the Civil War. After being sworn in as president, Lincoln refused to accept any resolution that would result in Southern secession from the Union.

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