The Darkness Hidden in The Races
Megan Hurst
All About Slavery...
How slavery began...
Slave in America were treated poorly
Slave were treated really badly because they had to work from before sun rise to after sun set. They had little food. They had to pick a certain amount of cotton each day or they would get punished. Slaves weren't allowed to got to school and if they married the slave owner could separate the family at anytime. If you were a slave that ran away you could be whipped as much as the master wanted or even worse you would be hung.
Lincoln's views
Lincoln didn't like the idea of slaves but he didn't want to separate the country over it. He would rather save the country and then let slavery dwindle down but if he could end slavery and keep the country together he would. But his first priority was to keep the country together.