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This key Civil War leader claimed to be fighting to preserve the Union not to abolish slavery. However on January 1 1863 after a show of Union strength at Antietam he issued the Emancipation Proclamat?
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What was South's reason for fighting in the civil war?
To preserve State's Rights, particularly as they referred to slavery
Which side were fighting for slavery the north or the south?
The south was the slaveholding section, though there were still a few slaves in the north. Slavery had once been legal in all the states. But the south was not fighting FOR slavery. Most Confederate soldiers did not own slaves. Slaves were expensive. Think about it - would you go fight, and fight hard, for years, just so some rich man could keep his slaves? And the north was not fighting against slavery, at least not at first. The north was fighting to "preserve the Union", which the southern states wanted out of. The southerners were fighting for their independence. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation came after a year and a half of war, and changed the war into one which we look back on today as "for" or "against" slavery.
What were the advantage's that the north had over the south '?
More people, more industry, a navy, President Abraham Lincoln had greater power than President Jefferson Davis. Also the North was fighting to end slavery once and for all. The South was fighting to preserve slavery. England and France, (which had outlawed slavery a long time before the USA Civil War) were never going to help the South win the war to preserve slavery.
What were the sides fighting about during the civil war?
The sides in the American Civil War were fighting about the issue of slavery and its expansion into new territories. The Northern states, known as the Union, wanted to abolish slavery and preserve the United States as one nation. The Southern states, known as the Confederacy, wanted to protect their right to own slaves and establish an independent nation.
What was the diadvantages of the south?
During the Civil War, the South was at a disadvantage; A) not much industry compared to the North, B) they were part slave and part free, they had to keep people at home to keep their slaves from rising up, and they were fighting to preserve a way of life most found terrible, and C) the South was fighting against the central federal government in Washington DC in order to preserve state's rights. This made it difficult to the central federal government in Richmond VA to force the state's in the Confederacy to do what needed to be done to win the war.
Why did Lincoln announce his plan to free all slaves soon after the battle of Antietam?
Lincoln's first goal was to preserve the Union. However, he did want to free the slaves but did not want to upset the South more then they already were. The Union victory at Antietam gave Lincoln the confidence to pass the Emancipation Proclamation. It created great excitement, but its many loopholes failed to free any slaves.
Why was the Emancipation Proclamation so important?
The emancipation proclamation was a document written in the United States of America, (Union) during the Civil War. It mainly stated that the slaves in the Confederacy were now freed. However, it did not free the slaves in the border states (Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Delaware) because Lincoln knew they would secede and the Union would not win the civil war. The Emancipation Proclamation changed the way the Union thought about the war. At first, the reason for fighting was to preserve the Union and keep the country together, but afterwards, the goals had changed to free the slaves of the south.
Why did Lincoln announce his plan to free all confederate slaves soon after the Battle of Antietam?
Lincoln's first goal was to preserve the Union. However, he did want to free the slaves but did not want to upset the South more then they already were. The Union victory at Antietam gave Lincoln the confidence to pass the Emancipation Proclamation. It created great excitement, but its many loopholes failed to free any slaves.
For what was the south fighting?
To preserve their nation (the Republic of South Vietnam).
What the north's main reason for fighting in the civil war?
to preserve the Union
Why was the US fighting for South Vietnam?
To preserve the Republic from falling into the hands of the communists.
The initial goal of the federal government in fighting the Civil War was to?
Preserve the Union
What were the goals policies of the confederacy?
The main goal of the union was to preserve the union, until the emancipation proclamation changed the reason of the war to slavery.
What side was fighting for individual states the north or south?
The North was fighting to preserve the union while the South was fighting because they wanted out of the union, but not necessarily to become individual states.
How did the purpose of the Civil War change during 1862?
After the Battle of Antietam, Lincoln released the Emancipation Proclamation. By so doing, to the purpose of " War to Preserve the Union" was added that of "War Against the Slavery", which became predominant.
In this section of Lincoln's second inaugural address what claim does he make about the US?
they are fighting to preserve the union
What was South's reason for fighting in the civil war?
To preserve State's Rights, particularly as they referred to slavery
