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Why was Lincoln only able to free the slaves in the confederacy and not free all slaves through out the union?
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∙ 12y ago
Lincoln needed the support of the boarder states that had not yet seceded, and if the Emancipation Proclamation freed all the slaves, than the balance would have been off between the Confederate and Union states. If Lincoln freed all the slaves, than the boarder states would have joined the confederacy. Remember, the North went to war with the south to keep them from leaving, not to end slavery. At the beginning of the war, the North was not as successful as they would have liked to be, so by freeing the slaves in the confederate states, they gained their support, and slaves began to flee to the north, and fight against the southern states.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoHe didn't actually free any slaves, as he carried no authority in the South.
The only slaves he could have freed were in the Border states that had remained loyal. But if he had done that, it would have offended powerful local slave-owners, and driven those states into the arms of the Confederacy.
The proclamation was not actually about freeing slaves. It was a tactical move to stop Britain supporting the Confederates as it would make them look pro-slavery.
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∙ 12y agoto preserve the union
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Who had more slaves Union or Confederacy?
Confederacy
What condition did Abraham Lincoln abolish?
Slavery, but only within the Confederacy. The Emancipation Proclamation didn't affect slaves in Union states. (But there weren't many slaves in Union states.)
Did Abraham Lincoln see the abolition of slavery as the major goal of the Civil War?
No. Lincoln detested slavery, but did nothing about it; his sole goal was to preserve the union. He believed that ANYTHING that would preserve the union and prevent the confederacy from seceding was proper to do. Lincoln himself wrote that if he could preserve the union by freeing all the slaves, he would do so; if he could preserve the union by not freeing ANY slaves he would do so, and that if he could preserve the union by freeing some slaves and not freeing others, he would do THAT. Which is what he did. The Emancipation Proclamation freed only the slaves within the Confederacy; it did not free any slaves within the areas controlled by the North.
What was the result of the Emancipation Proclamation issued by Abraham Lincoln?
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the Confederacy as a strategic war move; it did not free slaves in key border states, such as Maryland and Virginia, where some slaves worked for the Union army. freed most slaves inthe confederacy NOVANET
All slaves in the confederate states were seen as free people in the eyes of the union?
No, not all slaves were seen as free people, but many of the slaves thought of the Union as 'allys' or 'friends', and the Union would do their best to help the slaves in their deeds; this also cause some of the conflict with the Confederacy, partially leading to Lincoln's death.
Was Abraham Lincoln apart of the confederacy or union?
Union by trying to preserve it.
Did the emancipation proclamation free slaves in the union?
It only freed slaves in the Confederacy.
Why would Lincoln free the slaves only in the confederacy and not in the union controlled border states?
Becuase he didn't want to lose the support of the border states.
How did Lincoln hope to maintain the freedom of slaves?
Lincoln hoped to maintain the freedom of the slaves through the emancipation proclamation. The catch to this is that the slaves only became free if the Union won the war.
What states did Abraham Lincoln free of slavery?
Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in the Southern states. The Emancipation proclamation announced that the slaves were officially and legally free. Although the Emancipation Proclamation declared Slaves of the Confederacy "Freed", it had no authority and did not free any slaves unless they made it to the North from the Confederacy. Lincoln's Abolitionist philosophy was alive and well in both the Union and the Confederacy at the time he wrote the Emancipation Proclamation. Through that edict Lincoln was able to offer a "kick start" to the movement and encourage the formation of "Underground Railroads" by Southern Abolitionist to assist escaping slaves.
Did Lincoln support the Confederacy?
No he was the Commander in Chief of the Union.
Why was the Emancipation Proclamation written?
It was given to the slaves by President Abraham Lincoln because he wanted to preserve the Union and make sure slavery didn't spread to the West. It freed the slaves in the Confederacy. It was given on 1863.
