USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Lincoln vowed to preserve the Union even if it meant war. He eventually raised an army and navy of nearly three million Northern men to face a Southern army of more than two million soldiers.

Detailed explanation-2: -For him, the union was not just a structure to govern the national interests of American states; it also represented a consensus about the future of freedom in America-a future where slavery would eventually be eliminated and liberty protected as the birthright of every human being.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lincoln believed that preservation of the Union was more important than punishment of the South. Describes the Radical Republicans’ policies for Reconstruction.

Detailed explanation-4: -In December, President Lincoln proposed a reconstruction program that would allow Confederate states to establish new state governments after 10 percent of their male population took loyalty oaths and the states recognized the permanent freedom of formerly enslaved people.