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The civil war began in 1861.Why was it 1863 before Lincoln committed the union to the emancipation of slaves?
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It is quite possible that had Lincoln made a point of the emancipation of slaves at the outset that he would not have received the backing that he needed to win the war, the war was not fought over slavery the end of slavery was merely one of the results of the type of democracy most Lincolns follower wanted.
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What did Lincoln do before he delivered the Gettysburg Address?
Signed the emancipation proclamation.
Lincoln was right to wait so long before declaring emancipation?
he wasnt (:
Did Lincoln submit a letter to an abolitionist newspaper before the emancipation proclamation?
true
What was Abraham Lincoln famous befor he died?
Lincoln was famous for saving the Union and for the Emancipation Proclamation before he died.
What did Lincoln want before he announced the Emancipation Proclamation?
a major Union military victory
Which battle was Lincoln waiting for before he published the emancipation?
He was simplywaiting for a Union victory. It happened at Antietam (Sharpsburg).
What document did president Lincoln bring his cabinet together to read before he made it public?
The Emancipation Proclamaition
What does Lincoln say both sides had in common?
Neither expected the passing of the Emancipation Proclamation before the war ended.
What were some slave states in 1863?
All of the Union states that allowed slavery before the war were not affected by Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
Why did congress pass the militia act before Lincoln issued the emancipation proclomation?
To allow African Americans to join the Union military
What did Abraham Lincoln do to make him great?
Abraham Lincoln did not want slavery to continue and he wanted to preserve the Union but unfortunately he was assassinated before he could do so, he also wrote the emancipation proclamation.
At what stage in the Civil War did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
The Emancipation Proclamation consists of two executive orders issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. (Redirected from Emancipation proclamation)Before he issued the Proclamation, President Lincoln wanted a Union victory on the battlefield. The Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, was a close battle and the Union claimed victory. President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, which took effect on January 1, 1863.
