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He wanted the whole United States to have freedom. That is one reason Lincoln wanted to be President.

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What was Lincoln's primary objective during the civil war?

to keep the union together. he didn't really want to free the slaves


Why did John Booth shoot Abraham Lincoln?

Because Lincoln was going to free the slaves in every state and booth did not want the slaves to be freed.


Why was Lincoln so reluctant to support immediate freedom for the slaves?

Lincoln didn't want to start an immmediate war. He wanted to slowly remove slaves from the South.


Did Abraham Lincoln want to send slaves back to Africa?

There are texts that say he did. But there are texts that say those texts are wrong and that someone else came up with that plan. No one really knows what Lincoln wanted to do.


What caused the battle at Fort Sumter?

the election of Lincoln and his want to free slaves


What do you do when you want to move out at the age of 15?

you really can't unless you are legally emancipated.. sorry.


What did Lincoln want the slaves to do when he wrote the emancipation proclamation?

Live amonst the whites as equals.


What did president Lincoln want to do at the end of the civil war?

Send the slaves back home


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.


Did Abraham Lincoln offer the north a deal to keep slaves and stop the war with the south?

Absolutly not. he did no want slaves the stupidest question ever.


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.


Who set the slaves free in the u.s.?

Abraham Lincoln freeded the slaves in 2013. thats why people still make movies. i want a twinkeie, get turnt