Prior to 1863 when lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation, the central issue for the north was not slavery, but what?
a. preserving the union.
b. maintaining the system of indentured servatude.
c. balance of power of legislatures within states.
d. leadership of the soutern convention.

The correct answer is A) Preserving the Union.

When Lincoln was elected president in 1860, he wanted to keep the Union together. This is why he did not want to try to abolish slavery where it existed. Rather, he was an advocate of stopping the institution from spreading to new territories that the United States was adding during this era of westward expansion.

in november 1781, john hanson became the first president of the united states in congress assembled, under the articles of confederation. many people have argued that john hanson, and not george washington, was the first president of the united states, but this is not quite true.

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