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Q: Why didn't Lincoln abolish slavery in the border states?
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Where did Abraham Lincoln travel to?

he traveled to the Southern States to abolish slavery.


Abraham Lincoln assassination slave point of view?

Lincoln wanted to abolish slavery, and to forgive the states that were defeated.


Why did the war effort persuade some states to abolish slavery?

Although Abraham Lincoln tried to use persuasive methods, including cash compensation, to encourage the Border States to abolish slavery during the Civil War, none would agree to do this. As a result, Lincoln composed and issued the Emancipation Proclamation after giving slave holding states a time limit on when they could willingly comply without force.


What were Lincoln's views and beliefs on emancipation?

At first, when he became President, he did not want to abolish slavery like the southern states thought, he just wanted slavery from spreading westward. Then later, he changed his mind and decided he was going to abolish slavery.


Is it true that in order to appease the Border States Lincoln first insisted that the North was fighting only to preserve the union and not the abolish slavery?

That wasn't appeasement. Nobody thought that Lincoln was fighting against slavery at that stage. He had no need to re-assert the original war-aims - which were simply to preserve the Union.


What stirred discord between the north and south?

The election of 1860, in which the ardent abolitionist Abraham Lincoln was elected enraged the southern states because they feared that Lincoln would abolish slavery.


What men helped abolish slavery?

Abraham Lincoln was the leader of the Union, or the northern united states, during the civil war. The civil war was the conflict that led to the abolishment of slavery. However, the war was more about preventing states from having the right to secede than to abolish slavery. Lincoln banned slavery in order to cripple the southern economy, making a union victory easier.


Why was it difficult to vote for Lincoln in the south?

The South wanted more control of their own states. Lincoln did not support this. Also, the South supported slavery, and Lincoln didn't.


What did President Lincoln say about slavery in the Border States?

Check in the history textbook, Lazy!


Did ab Lincoln have slaves?

No, Abraham Lincoln did not own any slaves. He was opposed to slavery and played a key role in leading the United States during the Civil War to abolish slavery with the passage of the Emancipation Proclamation.


When did the Northern States abolish slavery?

Northern States abolished slavery between 1777 & 1804.


When did the norhtern states abolish slavery?

Northern States abolished slavery between 1777 & 1804.