Why did lincoln refer to the right of each state to control its own affairs in his inaugural address?

1.to assure the north that slavery would be abolished in all states
2.to assure the south there would be no war
3.to assure the confederate states of america that their decision to secede was valid
4.to assure the southern states that they would make their own decisions about slavery

what are the issues?

- "the past is made of multitudinous items ranging from anything that can be collected, recollected or assessed to originate in the past. as such, the past is a gallimaufry of particulars that may not have been related in any way. however, the human mind seeks organization to understand concepts and other things. the human mind therefore seeks relationships in explaining and studying the past. history being a humanity, dictates that historians have to serve this human trait by bringing structure to details of the past. historians do this by creating interpretive frameworks that capture as many details as possible."

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