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RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

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It follows from these views that no State upon its own mere motion can lawfully get out of the Union; that resolves and ordinances to that effect are legally void, and that acts of violence within any State or States against the authority of the United States are insurrectionary or revolutionary, according to circumstances.-Abraham Lincoln, first inaugural address, March 1861. . . that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain-that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom-and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.-Abraham Lincoln, the Gettysburg Address, November 1863How did Lincoln view the act of secession from the national government?
A
It was illegal
B
It was a right of the states
C
It must be a choice of the people
D
It should be done only with careful consideration.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -With that in mind, Lincoln explained: “It follows from these views that no State upon its own mere motion can lawfully get out of the Union; that resolves and ordinances to that effect are legally void…”

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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.

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