The nation's founders believed that containing the government's power and protecting liberty was their most important task, and declared a new purpose for government: the protection of individual rights.
Answer:
show that the foundation of America remained strong
Explanation:
Answer:
Abraham Lincoln became the United States' 16th President in 1861, issuing the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy in 1863. ... Lincoln thought secession illegal, and was willing to use force to defend Federal law and the Union.
