The narrow Union victory at Antietam Creek, Maryland gave Lincoln the opportunity to issue his Emancipation Proclamation. With the victory it would not appear to the public to be a desperate war measure to stave of defeat by making the war a moral crusade. Lincoln had already written the draft of the proclamation some months before and he did not need "convincing" that it was the right thing to do.
The Northern win at Antietam (Sept 1862) convinced Lincoln that he could issue his Emancipation Proclamation without making it sound like a desperate measure.
The Proclamation did not end slavery, but it presented the war to the outside world as a crusade against slavery, and free countries abroad could not aid the Confederates after this without looking pro-slavery themselves.
Battle of Antietam.
No more slavery.
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It gave Lincoln the credibility to issue the Emancipation Proclamation, which kept Britain and France from helping the South. (It would have made them look pro-slavery themselves.)
The result or outcome of the Battle of Antietam(in which Union Army won) was freeing of slaves after Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
Lincoln was disappointed that General George B. McClellan had allowed Confederate general Lee to escape after the Battle of Antietam. The result of Lincoln's disappointment was the replacement of McClellan by General Burnside.
The southern states feared the ascension of the Lincoln Administration to office would result in further loss of states' rights, which in turn would eventually result in the abolition of slavery. Lincoln's election as President was the last straw for many southern states, which led to their succession from the Union and the formation of the Confederate States of America.
The Civil War - A war the Abraham Lincoln started (help of Frederick Douglass) to end slavery.
The Union. It was a very signficant victory for the North - their first for months. It enabled Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation, without making it seem like a desperate measure. The result was that Britain and France had to drop their plans to aid the South - it would have made them look pro-slavery themselves.
The South reacted to Lincoln's election with fear and anger. They believed that Lincoln's election would result in the abolition of slavery, which they saw as a threat to their way of life and economic stability. This perception led to several Southern states seceding from the Union and forming the Confederate States of America.
Yes- Lincoln's administration saw the permanent end of slavery in the United States. The conflict over allowing slavery had torn the country apart for many years. Despite the war and its aftermath, the end result was a stronger and more unified nation.
A series of debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas about the legality of slavery - drawing favourable attention to the little-known Lincoln, paving the way for his election to President in 1860.
The Civil War - A war the Abraham Lincoln started (help of Frederick Douglass) to end slavery.