Q 1. At the onset of the Civil war, what did President Lincoln say was his overriding goal for the war? How did his policies and attitudes toward black people change during the Civil War? Does Lincoln deserve credit as the "Great Emancipator?" why or why not?

Q 2. How did Black men in the North respond when the Civil War began? Why did they volunteer to serve in the Union army if the war had not yet become a war to end slavery? How were their efforts received?