PART A: Upon whom does Lincoln cast blame for the civil war and to what effect?

A
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.
C
Lincoln does not actively blame either side; rather he blames individual supporters of slavery, thus emphasizing the evils of the institution of slavery.
D
Lincoln blames divine intervention for this war, for he sees the civil war as a form of senseless violence caused by an angry God.