It was widely perceived as making heavy concessions to the South, but perhaps the most significant aspect of it was Abraham Lincoln's immediate rejection and the South's reaction to his rejection that paved the way for further bloodshed in the American Civil War.
It was widely perceived as making heavy concessions to the South. Perhaps the most significant aspect of it was Abraham Lincoln's immediate rejection to his rejection. Perhaps the most significant aspect of it was the South's reaction to his rejection. This Abraham Lincoln's immediate rejection paved the way for further bloodshed in the American Civil War. The South's reaction to his rejection paved the way for further bloodshed in the American Civil War.