Why did Lincoln hesitate to make a more against slavery in the early stages of the war?

Answer 1

Because the Southern States would have secuded from U.S.A Lincoln didn't want a war because of how much it would have cost... But it could also be argued that He thought that he didn't have the power to end it.

Answer 2

Because he was president and he needs to take care of people. Plus, the south ad the north well the north didnt really mind, but they voted/ wanted him to.. so he did, because he was quite humble. you little cheaters who look on here to find out. Look in your text book! lol

Answer 3

Originally, Abraham Lincoln expressed caution when asked if abolition would be a goal of any civil war that may arise. His largest reason for this was that, in his mind, the government was prevented from taking such action by the Constitution. This is why, ultimately, the abolition of slavery came about as the result of a constitutional amendment, as opposed to run-of-the-mill legislation.

Answer 4

At the begining, abolition wasn't one of the war-aims.

Later, when the Confederates looked like winning, the British came close to supporting them. To keep the British out of the war, Lincoln planned to issue an Emancipation Proclamation, turning it into a war on slavery.

But he had to wait for a Northern victory, otherwise it would look like a desperate move. In September 1862, the unexpected Northern victory at Antietam gave him his opportunity, and the Proclamation was issued immediately after that battle.

Answer 5

Because the states at the border of the Union and the Confederacy still had a little slavery in them, even if it was not as much as further south. Lincoln didn't want to upset the border states and make them go to the Confederacy, as they had important strategical positions that could potentially turn the tide of the war.

Answer 6

Lincoln was so hesitant to ban slavery during the war because he was afraid that the middle, or border states in this case, would leave the Union and side with the Confederacy; the capital of Washington D.C. was in Maryland, which was a border state, and that would have caused the South to win the Civil War.

Answer 7

Because it was a states right issue and not a slave issue. He maintained that the states didn't have the right to leave the country.

Answer 8

i don't know but long time ago my sister telled me that and i forgot I'll think later and come back when averyone in my family sleep's and i got 30 family

thanks for aksing that..

Answer 9

Abraham Lincoln never hesitated to support the freeing of the slaves.