Question

question 7 of 10
which factor led president lincoln to make the abolition of slavery one of the main goals of the union forces in the civil war?
a. abolitionists had gradually become more influential in the north.
b. leaders of the democratic party demanded that all enslaved people be freed.
c. border states threatened to leave the union if slavery was not abolished.
d. slaveholders in the north refused to support the union war effort.

Explanation:

Abolitionist influence in the North grew over time, pressuring Lincoln to make abolition a Union war - goal. Democrats did not demand freeing all enslaved people. Border states wanted to keep slavery, not abolish it. There were few slave - holders in the North.

Answer:

A. Abolitionists had gradually become more influential in the North.