6.1B: Lincoln's actions

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Which of the following was Lincoln's goal at the beginning of the Civil War? abolish slavery, emancipate enslaved persons, preserve the Union, punish the south

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preserve the Union

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Which decision by President Lincoln was controversial because it involved limiting people’s civil liberties? Options: his suspension of habeas corpus, delivering the Gettysburg Address, use of military force to preserve the union, the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation

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his suspension of habeas corpus

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What was the purpose of Lincoln suspending the writ of habeas corpus?

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to jail those opposed to the war to ensure a Union victory

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Which statement is correct concerning the Emancipation Proclamation? Options: The actual Proclamation was more symbolic as slavery was still not abolished. It represented the major turning point of the Civil War. Without the Proclamation it is doubtful any enslaved persons would have been set free.

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The actual Proclamation was more symbolic as slavery was still not abolished.

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According to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which of the following was true? Options: Only the enslaved persons in the Confederacy were free, All enslaved persons were free, Only enslaved persons in the North were free, Enslaved persons were free and can vote

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Only the enslaved persons in the Confederacy were free

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In which document does Lincoln describe the Civil War as a struggle to preserve a nation that was dedicated to the idea that "all men are created equal" and that America was a government "of the people, by the people and for the people"?

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Gettysburg Address

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President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address primarily expressed

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his determination to maintain the Union.

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What was the significance of the Gettysburg Address?

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it raised the spirits of Northerners who had grown weary of the war to keep fighting

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Instead of boasting victory after his re-election, Lincoln wanted to reunite the country and preserve the Union by stating the famous line

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"with malice toward none, charity toward all."

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In his Second Inaugural Address, what do Lincoln's words, "malice toward none, charity for all" mean?

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He wants to allow the south back into the Union without punishment.