When the civil war began, what was Abraham Lincolns main goal
A) to abolish slavery
B) to punish the south
C) to restore the union
D) to bring an end to the war

C

Explanation:

At first, he wanted to preserve/restore the union not abolish slavery

 b to punish the south

Explanation: Lincoln issues Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction. On December 8, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln offers his conciliatory plan for reunification of the United States with his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction.