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The civil war ended in 1865. Why did Lincoln decided to free the slaves before the war even ended?
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What did Abraham Lincoln do to impress the u.s?
Abraham Lincoln participated in the Civil War and many people who were slaves had been free. The emancipation proclamation that Lincoln made addressed that all slaves must be treated equally.
What effects did the civil war have on slaves being freed?
The Civil War was fought between the North (who wanted to abolish slavery) and the South (who wanted to keep slavery). President Lincoln's first goal was to preserve the Union, but eventually decided to work to free the slaves. He passed the Emancipation Proclamation which was supposed to free the slaves. However, the loopholes in the document actually freed no slaves. After the Civil War, the Reconstruction Era began. New laws were passed to give rights to slaves. The first one, the 13th amendment, officially freed the slaves from all types of servitude. There were about 4 million slaves freed in total.
Why did Lincoln decide to free the slaves before the civil war even end?
Because if lincol freed them they would help lincoln fight the war mainly to getv revenge on their slaver owners enless they were brainwashed in to thinking slavery was right then they would help lincoln
What activities occurred when Abraham Lincoln was president?
he wrote the gettysberg address. he led in the civil war. he freed slaves from the south.
What happened to slaves when they gained their freedom?
They Joined the Civil War and Fought in the war to help Abraham Lincoln
Why did the emancipation proclamation free slaves only in confederate states?
Lincoln freed the slaves in the Confederate States, because they were in rebellion against the Union. Causing most of the Civil war, Lincoln decided to make the Emancipation to abolish the rebillion and keep the Union stable.
What was the cause of the Civil War According to Abraham Lincoln?
the slaves
What was lincokns initial goal at the start of the civil war?
Lincoln said that he acted to preserve the Union. Although he later decided to free the slaves in the South, it was not his stated motive for seeking to disband the Confederacy.Restore the Union.
Who was invold in the decisions in the civil war?
Abraham Lincoln he fought for the slaves
How did Frederick Douglass change his country's government?
He worked with Abraham Lincoln on the issue of freeing slaves during the Civil War.
How did Frederick Douglas change his country government?
He worked with Abraham Lincoln on the issue of freeing slaves during the Civil War.
What is the name of the president who freed slaves during the civil war?
Abraham Lincoln
Which president freed slaves in the south during the civil war?
Abraham Lincoln
Why did Lincoln free the slaves DURING the civil war?
To weaken the Confederate states.
How Abraham Lincoln affected the civil war?
He had set the slaves free to freedom.
What 12 letter word did President Lincoln hope and fight for during the Civil War?
Emancipation (for slaves) is what President Lincoln hoped and fought for during the Civil War.
What compelled Abraham Lincoln to fight for civil rights?
he believed that slaves should be free.
