RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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They did not want slavery to end
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they wanted to form their own country
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they were afraid Jefferson Davis would take their slaves away
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A & B
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -When Abraham Lincoln, a known opponent of slavery, was elected president, the South Carolina legislature perceived a threat. Calling a state convention, the delegates voted to remove the state of South Carolina from the union known as the United States of America.
Detailed explanation-2: -One month after the election of President Lincoln, states began to secede from the Union citing several reasons. Their demands included states’ rights to maintain slavery, but also focused on property rights as they cited lack of enforcement of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act.
Detailed explanation-3: -On January 1, 1863, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy. Lincoln never let the world forget that the Civil War involved an even larger issue.
Detailed explanation-4: -Lincoln’s decision to fight rather than to let the Southern states secede was not based on his feelings towards slavery. Rather, he felt it was his sacred duty as President of the United States to preserve the Union at all costs.