SAT US History Practice Question

"Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came." -Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address, 1865 Which of the following statements is an accurate interpretation of the above quote?

1. A.The North was to blame for the war.
2. B.The South wanted to fight a war more than it wanted to preserve slavery.
3. C.The North wanted the South to perish.
4. D.The war started due to the actions of both sides.
5. E.Both sides wanted to preserve the union.