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AddisonDM (all done!)

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1.Lincoln’s main goal was preserving the Union, so much so that he would even actively preserve the institution of slavery as a means of preserving the Union.  Still, Lincoln disliked slavery and ultimately issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed all slaves in “rebellious” or Confederate states.

1.[[Lincoln]]’s main goal was preserving the [[Union]], so much so that he would even actively preserve the institution of [[slavery]] as a means of preserving the Union.  Still, Lincoln disliked slavery and ultimately issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed all slaves in “rebellious” or [[Confederate]] states.

: Superb answer.  Will use as model!

: Superb answer.  Will use as model!

   

   

2.The 13th Amendment  abolished slavery.  But the slaves’ new freedom would be relatively useless without the 14th Amendment, which sought racial equality by granting all races equal rights.  The 15th Amendment specified that all Americans, regardless of their race and background, had the right to vote.  The significance of “background” is that not just blacks in general, but former slaves had this right.

2.The [[13th Amendment]] abolished slavery.  But the slaves’ new freedom would be relatively useless without the 14th Amendment, which sought racial equality by granting all races equal rights.  The 15th Amendment specified that all Americans, regardless of their race and background, had the right to vote.  The significance of “background” is that not just blacks in general, but former slaves had this right.

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: Superb again.