Im not sure if this is correct but I believe that he said that because he didint want to be the one who started the war.
The statement that correctly explains why the European Renaissance began in the Italian city-states would be "<span>A. Their location along the Mediterranean Sea made them major centers of trade," since this allowed the new ideas to spread with relative ease. </span>
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Because president abraham lincoln abolished slavery. He didn't want slavery to exist anymore because he was poor growing up and saw what happend with the slaves and even met Sojourner Truth.
