Lincoln's Initial Declaration That the North Fought Only to Preserve

Lincoln's initial declaration that the North fought only to preserve the Union and not to abolish slavery

A) came as a disappointment to most northerners.
B) was designed essentially to keep the Border States in the Union.
C) was understood as politically necessary by most abolitionists.
D) contradicted the campaign promises of the Republican party.
E) cost him support in the "Butternut region" of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.