Lincoln's declaration that the North sought to preserve the Union with or without slavery
A) came as a disappointment to most Northerners and demoralized the Union.
B) revealed the influence of the Border States on his policies.
C) caused some seceded states to rejoin the Union.
D) contradicted the campaign promises of the Republican party.
E) cost him support in the Butternut region of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.

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Lincoln's declaration was influenced by the need to keep the Border States, which were slave states that had not seceded, in the Union. These states were crucial for strategic and political reasons, and Lincoln's stance was aimed at not alienating them.

Lincoln's Declaration That the North Sought to Preserve the Union