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Lincoln was against slavery and the expansion of slavery. He was the more moderate Republican voice on the subject, thereby winning him the 1860 election. Like all abolitionist, he understood that the Constitution was a flawed by allowing slave states to count every slave as 3/5ths of person. This gave southern states greater representation in the House of Representatives and the Electoral College. Southern states were merely prison camps holding over 4 million people as prisoners. There is no simple answer to the question, but most historians agree that the by freeing all people, he created more problems for the southern effort to maintain slavery and he realized that he was laying the groundwork for the 13th Amendment.
Reference "Abraham Lincoln" by Benjamin Thomas.
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After what major union victory did Lincoln decide it was time to issue the emancipation proclamtion?
Antietam (Sharpsburg) in September 1862.
What did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
1968
What year did president Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
1968
Did the US Congress issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
No. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
What battle Lincoln issue the emancipation proclamtion after?
Antietam (Sharpsburg). It was the unexpected Northern Victory that gave Lincoln the credibility to make the proclamation without making it sound like a desperate war-measure.
What did president lincoln issue in 1863 that declared all slaves to be free?
The Emancipation Proclomation.
When did President Lincoln inform two members of his cabinet about his preliminary draft of the Emancipation Proclamation?
On June 12, 1862, President Lincoln secretly informs Secretaries Seward and Welles about his intention to issue an emancipation proclamation. Lincoln informs them that the document is still in draft form.
After what battle did Lincoln issue the emancipation proclomation?
While it wasn't immediately following, the Battle of Antietam and the Union victory there gave President Lincoln the push to issue the proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863.
Which event gave President Lincoln the confidence to issue the Emancipation Procloamation?
The Union Army's victory at the Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam) gave Lincoln the confidence.
Why did Lincoln issue the emancipation do?
To Free the Slaves
Which Civil War battle led President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation to free the slaves in the Confederate states?
Antietam
What did Lincoln issue to free slaves?
The Emancipation Proclamation
