It was completely political. He did not free any slaves with this declaration. Slaves in northern states remained slaves.
The issue was a growing population of property, black slaves that the north was collecting. Were they people or property? The United States still allowed slavery, so they technically could not be freed. They could not sell the slaves to other northern slave owners without other political fallout, so the logical choice was to free them so they could fight as soldiers.
Slavery ended the December AFTER the civil war ended. Lincoln did not live to see this end.
Chiefly political - keeping Britain and France from helping the Confederates, because it would make them look pro-slavery themselves.
Lincoln made the argument that the Emancipation Proclamation was a military necessity. Lincoln believed the proclamation would weaken the South.
to free all slaves
Keeping Britain and France from sending military aid to the Confederates, for fear of looking pro-slavery.
He issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which kept the British from sending military aid to the Confederates.
Making it impossible for the British to send military aid to the Confederates - it would have made them look pro-slavery.
Lincoln made the argument that the Emancipation Proclamation was a military necessity. Lincoln believed the proclamation would weaken the South.
It kept the British from recognising the Confederacy and sending military aid.
a major Union military victory
to free all slaves
Nobody was "at" Emancipation Proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation, was a set of 2 executive orders, written and issued by President Lincoln. President Lincoln thought emancipation was justified as a military necessity to preserve the Union. "If the Proclamation of Emancipation was essentially a war measure, it had the desired effect of depriving the Confederacy of much of its valuable laboring force.
He issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which kept the British from sending military aid to the Confederates.
Relief that Britain and France would not be able to send military aid to the Confederates.
Relief that Britain and France would not be able to send military aid to the Confederates.
Keeping Britain and France from sending military aid to the Confederates, for fear of looking pro-slavery.
He issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which kept the British from sending military aid to the Confederates.
The Emancipation Proclamation declare freedom for slaves in the ten states remaining at war with the Union. It also allowed military service for freedman who were deemed competent for service.
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the slave owning Southern states. It also ordered that those among the freed slaves who were capable of serving in the Union Army were eligible to enroll and be paid for that military service.