Question

1. what was lincolns strategy for keeping the border states in the union?○ promising abolitionists he would end slavery after the war○ emphasizing that his only goal was to save the union○ emphasizing the strength of the industrialized north○ promising to allow slavery to continue in the border states

Explanation:

Lincoln's primary priority during the early Civil War was preserving the Union. To keep border states (slave states that hadn't seceded) in the Union, he assured them that slavery could continue in their regions, avoiding immediate abolition that would push them to join the Confederacy. The other options do not align with his core strategy for retaining these states.

Answer:

promising to allow slavery to continue in the border states