Question

How did Abraham Lincoln's perspective on slavery evolve throughout his presidency?

Group of answer choices

A.) Despite believing that slavery defied the Constitution, he grew to see it as a necessary evil in order to maintain the Union army.

B.) Although he wanted to emancipate slaves at first, he eventually grew more focused on hurting the economy of the Southern states to end the war.

C.) While he initially was only focused on stopping the spread of slavery, he eventually decided it needed to be completely abolished.

D.) When he became president he was not concerned with slavery, but after seeing the horrors of it during the war he grew determined to end it.

Answer 1

C

Step-by-step explanation:

Abraham Lincoln did believe that slavery was morally wrong, but there was one big problem: It was sanctioned by the highest law in the land, the Constitution. The nation’s founding fathers, who also struggled with how to address slavery, did not explicitly write the word “slavery” in the Constitution, but they did include key clauses protecting the institution, including a fugitive slave clause and the three-fifths clause, which allowed Southern states to count enslaved people for the purposes of representation in the federal government.

Answer 2

C.) While he initially was only focused on stopping the spread of slavery, he eventually decided it needed to be completely abolished.

Step-by-step explanation: