What were Lincoln's reasons to release the emancipation proclamation?

Answer 1

The purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation was to allow blacks to fight in the Union army and to enhance the Union in cause in the eyes of the Europeans, primarily the British. To encourage African Americans to join Union armies To prevent Britain from siding with the South To encourage Northerners to keep fighting against the South

Answer 2

Some of the strategic reasons for the Emancipation Proclamation were to abolish slavery (hence the term abolitionists), and other reasons i dont know

(NEW RESPONDENT)

The most urgent reason was to keep Britain and France from aiding the South. Up to then, it had not been an Abolitionist war. But from this point, free nations abroad could not aid the Confederates without looking pro-slavery themselves.

Answer 3

The primary purpose of the first and later the final version of his Emancipation Proclamation was a war measure to help destabilize the Confederacy and not to cause the slave holding border states to leave the Union. The idea that making slavery an issue to prevent Great Britain from seeking a peace treaty or to keep them from recognizing the Confederacy was not a priority. Great Britain had already considered the Confederacy as a de facto nation was clear.

Answer 4

Preventing support of European counrties for the Confederacy