Answer:
to put the Republicans in power
to re-create the system of slavery
to bring an end to the black codes
Explanation:
Brainliest please
Many great European powers had been exploiting China's weak economic system to enforce their own trade regulations for years. The United States simply wanted to join the fray, so the Open Door notes were sent to the European powers basically stating, "Hey, you guys can't own all of China, make sure that all countries get to trade equally with them."
Just as a side note, the Open Door policy with China was extremely hypocritical for the United States, as the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 basically stated that none of the European powers could interfere with the Western Hemisphere... While no one was allowed to touch the Americas, the United States was apparently allowed to mess with the rest of the world.
B) Lenient
He didn't want to be so harsh, and knew they only were being mislead from the rich people making free labor off the slaves. Most of the confederates fighting hardly had slaves and barely shared any "racist pride". So Lincoln was Lenient.
