Purpose for fighting Civil War

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What was Abraham Lincoln's initial stated purpose for fighting the Civil War? What were his major motives for attempting to keep the fundamental changes of the Civil War narrow? How did abolitionists (specifically senators and Union generals, etc. that you read about) broaden the scope of the Civil War? What role did both slaves and free blacks play in forcing the issue of their freedom as an objective of the war? Please include in your answer specific examples of statements/quotations as well as service from soldiers/black units. Explain the legislation, 1861 - 1865 that gradually abolished slavery. Do you agree with Stephen Oates that Lincoln was neither an abolitionist nor a racist? Support your answer, using specific examples from the reading entitled "Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation.

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