Common lit president lincons second
PART A: Which statement identifies the central idea of the speech?

A
President Lincoln believes that the Civil War was God’s way of punishing the United Sates for its history of slavery.
B
President Lincoln believes that the South is to blame for the causalities of war, as it refused to give up slavery.
C
The nation has changed in many positive ways since President Lincoln’s last inauguration.
D
The Civil War continued after the abolishment of slavery, proving that slavery was never the true cause of the war.