In “Second Inaugural Address,” what is the “peculiar and powerful interest” that Lincoln says was “somehow the cause of the war”? A. southerners who wanted to dissolve the union
B. slaves and the people who owned them
C. the desire to keep the Union together
D. resentment over Lincoln's election

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explanation:

- a government ruled by the people, or assembly. officials monarchy - a single ruler like a king. over time some city-states, like athens would change governments. what this means is that all the citizens voted on all the laws.

the emancipation proclamation was the aim of the war change to include the freeing of slaves in addition to preserving the union. the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery in the u.s. was passed on december 6th 1865.

as promised, lincoln waited to unveil the proclamation until he could do so with success from the union military advance. on september 22nd 1862, after a victory at antietam, he publicly announced a preliminary emancipation proclamation, declaring all slaves free in the rebellious states as of january 1st 1863.