PRESIDENT LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL ADDRESS. PART A: Upon whom does Lincoln cast blame for the civil war and to what effect?

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All the President's Men

PRESIDENT LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL ADDRESS. PART A: Upon whom does Lincoln cast blame for the civil war and to what effect?

A. Lincoln blames the Confederate States, particularly those states that first seceded, for refusing to negotiate. B. Lincoln does not actively blame anyone for the civil war, likely to avoid future hostility, but points to the institution of slavery as the cause of the war. C. Lincoln does not actively blame either side; rather he blames individual supporters of slavery, thus emphasizing the evils of the institution of slavery. D. Lincoln blames divine intervention for this war, for he sees the civil war as a form of senseless violence caused by an angry God.

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 11/21/2020 3:34 AM

B. Lincoln does not actively blame anyone for the civil war, likely to avoid future hostility, but points to the institution of slavery as the cause of the war.

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