Question

according to information in paragraph 1 of lincolns second inaugural address, what change does lincoln claim has occurred between his first and second inaugural address?

Explanation:

Lincoln's First Inaugural focused on avoiding civil war, while in the first paragraph of his Second Inaugural, he notes that the nation is now deep in the ongoing Civil War, with the conflict he sought to prevent fully underway.

Answer:

Lincoln states that between his First and Second Inaugural Addresses, the nation has moved from a state where he hoped to avoid civil war to being fully engulfed in the Civil War, with the conflict raging on.