Lincoln had to wait for a Union victory. Antietam Was the victory he needed.
The Emancipation Proclamation changed the course of the war. It went from defeating the Rebels of the South to freeing the slaves. In every place that the Union army could take, the Slaves were all freed. This was a huge boost to the troops. They were now fighting to free people. Freeing all the slaves would have done nothing to keep the men fighting. the fight needed a better cause. Is there a better cause than Freedom? Fighting to unite the Country and fighting for freedom are far different things. Even today fighting for freedom is still top on everyones list.
When Lincoln was president, the Emancipation Proclamation was to free all of the slaves in the Confederacy. :)
No it didn't.
False
All slaves in the confederate states were free.
No. The Emancipation Proclamation, written by Abraham Lincoln, declared all slaves in the CONFEDERATE states free. This did no good because the confederate states were not in Lincoln's control at the time. This document said nothing about the UNION slaves, though. A couple of the states fighting on Lincoln's side still had slaves, and the emancipation proclamation did not set them free.
The emancipation proclamation was intended to free all slaves in the South.
When Lincoln was president, the Emancipation Proclamation was to free all of the slaves in the Confederacy. :)
No it didn't.
No.
The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves in the rebelling states (the confederacy) and did not free the slaves in the five border states.
False
No, it set them all free immediately.
All slaves in the confederate states were free.
It was when President Lincon signed a paper saying that all slaves where now free.
to free all slaves
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation declared that all slaves were free and that slavery was illegal.