The Emancipation Proclamation was as much a political act as a humanitarian one. It only gave freedom to slaves in states that had already joined the Confederacy. Lincoln hoped that these newly freed slaves would join the Union Army. However, he didn't want to lose support from border states that were both pro-slavery and pro-Union. Lincoln allowed them to keep slaves to prevent more states from joining the Confederacy.
the border states were slave states but they were against secession
because like Marylandwas a boarder state and it held the unions capitol and stuff so like he didnt wanna loosete capitol. duhh
A pretty basic one - that four states falling into the arms of the Confederates would tilt the balance disastrously against the Union.
The biggest reason is that Abraham Lincoln was against slavery, and the confederate states were for it.
He insisted that his only goal was to save the union, not end slavery
President Abraham Lincoln was worried about Maryland because it was a border state and he thought the state might succeed from the union. Kentucky, Missouri, and Delaware were also at risk because they were border states.
He insisted that his only goal was to save the union, not end slavery
Abraham Lincoln The 16th President of the United States
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States of America.
Abraham Lincoln was elected as President of the United States.
Yes, Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States.
Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States.
Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States.
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of The United States.
Abraham Lincoln was a Republican. He was the 16th President of the United States.