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RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

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____ both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war to let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. and the war came.one eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the union, but localized in the southern part of it. these slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. all knew that this interest was, somehow, the cause of the war ____ the government claimed no right to do more than restrict the territorial enlargement of it. neither party expected the war, the magnitude, or the duration, which it has already attained ____ both read the same bible, and pray to the same God, and each invokes his aid against the other. it may seem strange that any men should dare ask a just God’s assistance in wringing the bread from the sweat of the other men’s faces, but let us judge not that we may be judged. the prayers of both could not be answered; that of neither had been answered fully. the Almighty has his own purposes ____ he gives to both north and south, this terrible war ____ fondly do we hope-fervently do we pray-that this might scourge of war may speedily pass away ____ with malice toward none; charity for all; with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation’s wounds; ____ to do all which may achieve and cherish a just, and lasting peace.which statement describes president lincoln’s message in this excerpt?
A
slavery was not the main cause of the war.
B
God favored the north to win the conflict.
C
the spread of slavery into the territories caused the war.
D
the south should not be punished for disrupting the union.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -President Lincoln in his first inaugural address chose to take a wide view of American history and to share the challenge he faced with his fellow citizens. Lincoln confided to the nation, “We are not enemies, but friends. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.

Detailed explanation-2: -President Lincoln delivered his Second Inaugural Address on March 4, 1865. In the address he urged people to “bind up the nation’s wounds” caused by the Civil War and to move toward a lasting peace.

Detailed explanation-3: -His main goal with the inaugural address was to hold the union together and prevent civil war, which he believed would leave the country open to attack from Britain and France. He reassured the slave states that he had no intention of outlawing slavery, quoting himself saying just that during his campaign.

Detailed explanation-4: -In it, he invoked the principles of human equality contained in the Declaration of Independence and connected the sacrifices of the Civil War with the desire for “a new birth of freedom, ” as well as the all-important preservation of the Union created in 1776 and its ideal of self-government.

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