What was one reason why Lincoln pushed for passage of the thirteen amendment

Lincoln recognized that the Emancipation Proclamation would have to be followed by a constitutional amendment in order to guarantee the abolishment of slavery. The 13th amendment was passed at the end of the Civil War before the Southern states had been restored to the Union and should have easily passed the Congress.

the nationalists wanted a strong central government so the new country wouldn't fall apart.

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b or c im pretty sure