Lincoln said, "If i could save the Union without freeing any slaves, i would do it; and if i could save the Union by freeing all slaves, I would do it; and if i could save the Nation bye freeing some and leaving others alone, i would also do that."
what exactly does he mean? do u agree with this statement?
plz i would deeply appreciate ur help. thank u and take care.
2007-02-26 11:16:08 · 14 answers · asked by ? 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
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2007-02-26 12:16:45 · update #1
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2007-02-27 15:54:56 · update #2
Little girly the answer is simple.The man wasa doing like any other politician does.He was acovering all the bases in his statement,each statement covered another persons position so he didn't make everyone mad at him. He was a great doublespeak politician.Are we better off cause the war ended, yes.Are we better off cause slavery ended,we just went to a different kinda slavery after the war.We all are now slaves of the elected government.
2007-03-06 02:04:56 · answer #1 · answered by Hang em first,try em later 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Lincoln wanted to save the Union "by any means necessary." This statement means that Lincoln understood the issues of his day well - and he understood his role as a politician was to help save the Union, and free the slaves. Lincoln faced a political and a social revolution simultaneously - not an easy task for the new president! I agree with his statement, because there was no set plan, nor any precedent, for saving the Union or freeing the salves at the time the southern states seceeded from the Union.
2007-02-26 20:05:07 · answer #2 · answered by WMD 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He means he would have saved the Union no matter what, without freeing slaves at all. He cared about saving the Union. I do not agree with what he said there. A union that had slavery after the civil war would have had the same problems as the United States before the civil war.
2007-03-04 19:01:07 · answer #3 · answered by MTSU history student 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He just means that he is trying to save the Union and the Nation in any way possible. I definitely would have done it by freeing the slaves, but I guess the Union was more important to Lincoln.
2007-02-26 19:25:06 · answer #4 · answered by o_0 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One of the largest misconceptions in US history is that the civil war was fought over slavery. In truth, it began as an argument over whether state laws or federal laws were sovereign (although slavery was a catalyst). It was a fundamental issue of whether government should be centralized, or left to each state to rule on their own, with limited federal government intervention. In slave states (those who seceeded the union - the confederacy), the main argument was that the states had the right to set their own laws, and govern as they please (thereby justifying the right to continue slavery). Lincoln's main goal was to keep all of the states united, and he believed that the federal government had an obligation to preserve the nation at all costs. Many people erroneously believe that his main goal was freeing slaves (although he was VERY instrumental in doing so later in the war). Lincoln did not support or like slavery, but his conviction of preserving the Union came first. If you would like more information on Lincoln's views of slavery, read up on the Lincoln/Douglas debates of 1858 - there were 7 of them. I think it will help to answer your questions.
2007-02-26 20:10:31 · answer #5 · answered by steddy voter 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Lincoln was committed to saving the union. He was not willing to let any states secede and form a separate nation. He was willing to save the union by whatever means was necessary. Slavery or ending slavery was not his top priority.
2007-02-26 19:24:52 · answer #6 · answered by Lleh 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i think that alot more people should be answering this cuz i want some BEST ANSWER POINTS! sorry jeni-ju im low on points. :) plz excuse me for what i just said. im hyper. but i think that Lincoln is saying that he will do anything to keep his nation together and that he would do whatever the people wanted him to do if he could. i also think that he wanted to keep every happy and content with him so that he wasnt voted off the next election. he wanted to help with slavery issues but the Union was his main priority. oh and i think that his feelings were correct. union and nation first...issues later.
hope i helped u
2007-02-26 20:57:47 · answer #7 · answered by HL 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The civil war was not about slavery. It was about the economic domination of the south by the north. Northerners opposed slavery, and made it illegal, but did not go to war over it.
2007-03-03 21:19:08 · answer #8 · answered by Duane R-H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means he rode the fence and would have done what he could to stop the bloodshed.
It was a hard time. I do not agree- slavery was and is wrongwr and it still exists today. At least he did something.
2007-03-06 16:28:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it means that even if he doesnt free the slave he would save the union.No matter what!
2007-02-26 19:24:39 · answer #10 · answered by Marla 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋