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"If I could save the Union [United States]
without freeing any slave, I would do it;
and if I could save it by freeing all the
slaves, I would do it: and if I could do it
by freeing some and leaving others
alone, I would also do that."
-Abraham Lincoln
1. What problem was President Lincoln
talking about in this quote?
"If I could save the Union [United States]
without freeing any slave, I would do it;
and if I could save it by freeing all the
slaves, I would do it: and if I could do it
by freeing some and leaving others
alone, I would also do that."
-Abraham Lincoln
2. According to this quote, why would
Lincoln free the slaves?
"If I could save the Union [United States]
without freeing any slave, I would do it;
and if I could save it by freeing all the
slaves, I would do it: and if I could do it
by freeing some and leaving others
alone, I would also do that."
-Abraham Lincoln
3. According to the quote above, was
Lincoln an abolitionist? Explain.
1. Which states left the Union by February 1861?
2. If President Lincoln had tried to end slavery in all of the
states, what might the slave states that stayed loyal to
the Union have done?
1. Which American war saw the second greatest number of
American soldiers killed?
2. Why was the number of American casualties so high in the
Civil War?
Dear Miss Han. M. Cone, April the 9th /1863
. . . Suffice it to say that we Had a pretty Hard
time & Suffered considerable with Sickness &
Done But little Damage only in the
Destruction of Cotton & Property. I Have See
a great many large Buildings & Fencing
Burned and any Amount of other Property
taken. We got Several messes of Good
chicken. While we was gone we Respected
Rebel [Confederate] Property But little &
where Ever they Fired on our Boats We
landed & Burnt Every thing that would Burn.
Respectfully yours Newton Scott
1. Which side was the author of this letter fighting on?
Dear Miss Han. M. Cone, April the 9th /1863
. . . Suffice it to say that we Had a pretty Hard time
& Suffered considerable with Sickness & Done
But little Damage only in the Destruction of
Cotton & Property. I Have See a great many
large Buildings & Fencing Burned and any
Amount of other Property taken. We got Several
messes of Good chicken. While we was gone
we Respected Rebel [Confederate] Property But
little & where Ever they Fired on our Boats We
landed & Burnt Every thing that would Burn.
Respectfully yours Newton Scott
1. According to his account, what did he and his fellow
soldiers do the most damage to?
2. Based on what he describes, what problems would you
predict for after the war?