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He decided to issue his Emancipation Proclamation for the urgent reason of keeping the British from helping the Confederates.
Once he had officially turned the war into a crusade against slavery, the British could not intervene without looking pro-slavery. (The British had abolished slavery many years before.)
Lincoln was also hoping that the new crusading aspect of the war would revive Northern morale, after they realised that it was not going to be a short war after all. But it did not have much impact on morale, if the mid-term elections were anything to go by.
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What main reason Southerners opposed the election of Abraham Lincoln was?
The main reason that Southerners opposed the election of Abraham Lincoln was his opposition to the expansion of slavery.
What was the main topic of the Lincoln Douglas?
Slavery
What was the main reason the US went into the Civil War?
the main reason was the slavery rights
What does Lincoln see as the main issue of the civil war?
Slavery
What was the main. Issue in the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
slavery in the territories
What was the main topic of the Lincoln Douglass debates?
The extension of slavery
How did Lincoln react when the lower south seceded?
Lincoln committed himself to reuniting the union at any cost. Although he was elected on the anti-slavery Republican ticket, Lincoln's main reason for going to war was not to stop slavery, but to restore the union. He didn't believe the southerners even had the legal right to secede.
Who was the main person who stopped slavery?
Abraham Lincoln harrit Tubman
What was the main reason for slavery in the south?
people are lazy
What is the main reason you decided to work?
To pay bills.
What was the main issue in the debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in 1858?
The main ISSUE of the DEBATE was whether slavery be allowed to expand to new territories. The REASON the debates were held was for a seat in the Illinois Senate.
Name Lincoln's main goal in fighting the Civil War?
to End slavery
