Why do you think President Lincoln avoided casting blame on the Confederate States? What was he trying to accomplish?

Explanation:

Lincoln blames the Confederate States, particularly those states that first seceded, for refusing to negotiate. B. Lincoln does not actively blame anyone for the civil war, likely to avoid future hostility, but points to the institution of slavery as the cause of the war.

a and c?

i think it is a and c

true is the answer to this