Question

Use the passage to answer the question.

“If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.”
-Abraham Lincoln August 22, 1862



Based on the quote, what is Lincoln’s primary goal?

A. freeing the slaves

B. punishing the South

C. preserving the Union

D. not addressing slavery

Answer 1

C.preserving the union
Explanation: he keeps talking about preserving the union with or without slaves which is his main goal