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Why that Abraham Lincoln have a difficult signing the emancipation proclamation?
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∙ 13y ago
A string of Confederate victories by Lee in the summer of '62, which brought the British and French close to granting recognition to the Confederacy.
Lincoln wanted to prevent this by turning the war into an official crusade against slavery (which it hadn't been), but he had to wait for a Northern victory to issue his Proclamation without making it look like a desperate measure.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoHe wanted to issue it in the summer of '62, in order to stop the British granting recognition to the Confederacy, but it would have looked like a desperate measure while Lee was winning his victories in Virginia - which of course were bringing the British even closer to granting recognition!
So as soon as the Union won a battle (Antietam, September '62)), Lincoln was able to issue the Proclamation.
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Did the US Congress issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
No. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who is the author of the emancipation proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation which said that slaves in the Confederate States of America were free.
Whom was responsible for the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
What did Abraham Lincoln write?
emancipation proclamation & the Gettysburg Address.
Did Abraham Lincoln sign the emancipation proclamation with his full name?
Yes= he signed his full name of Abraham Lincoln.
Who was for the emancipation proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
Which President proclaimed that the slaves in the southern states were to be freed?
Lincoln. But they were freed by Union troops during their Southern campaigns, not by the Proclamation, which was mainly a tatcic to shame the British out of helping the cause of slavery.
When did Abraham Lincoln the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation sometime in June of 1862. He read a draft of the Proclamation in July of 1862, to his cabinet members.
When did Lincoln isssue the Emancipation Proclamation?
On January 1, 1863 President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who had signed the emancipation proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
Who created Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
Who drafted the emancipation proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln.
What did Abraham Lincoln Wright?
The Emancipation Proclamation
What is Abraham Lincoln accomplishment?
Emancipation proclamation.
Who wrote the emancipation proclamtion?
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Did the US Congress issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
No. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who is the author of the emancipation proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation which said that slaves in the Confederate States of America were free.
