Question

1. choose the best answer. abraham lincoln hoped that slavery could be

not abolished until after the end of the war
immediately abolished
gradually abolished
maintained until 1870 and then abolished

1. choose the best answer. how did union slave states respond to lincolns petition to abolish slavery in exchange for federal funding?

every state embraced the plan.
they presented a counter plan delaying emancipation for two years.
missouri accepted the plan while the others rejected it.
the states unanimously rejected the plan.

Explanation:

1. Abraham Lincoln initially hoped for a gradual abolition of slavery as a more practical and less - disruptive approach. He was aware of the complex political and social situation.
2. The Union slave states unanimously rejected Lincoln's petition to abolish slavery in exchange for federal funding as they were reluctant to give up the institution of slavery.

Answer:

1. C. gradually abolished
2. E. The states unanimously rejected the plan.