Question

Select the correct text in the passage.

Answer 1

Answer:

"Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came".

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

The line which shows that Lincoln believed the Union was forced into the war to ensure that the country remained united is "Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came".

Explanation:

'Abraham Lincoln' in his 'Second Inaugural Address' expressed that the main reason for the war was slavery. He said that war was God's punishment to slavery that has been practiced for so long both by South and North Americans. This punishment would end only when the nation as a whole stands united against slavery.

In the lines which show that Lincoln believed that Union was forced into the war. They depict that both the parties condemned war but to keep the nation united, war had to happen.