Lincoln waited to announce the Emancipation Proclamation because he wanted to ensure that it would have the greatest impact on the Civil War and public opinion. He needed a significant Union victory to give the proclamation more credibility and support.
because the north was against slavery so he waited till they won to anounce to the south the emancipation proclamation
Lincoln made the argument that the Emancipation Proclamation was a military necessity. Lincoln believed the proclamation would weaken the South.
When Lincoln was president, the Emancipation Proclamation was to free all of the slaves in the Confederacy. :)
Freeing the slaves in the Confederacy.Lincoln issued the first Emancipation Proclamation shortly after the Battle of Antietam. It would take effect January 1, 1863.This did not effect any European power from formal recognition. least of all the world's most powerful empire with millions of "Native Peoples " under their control. One can call it forced labor. The British had already given the Confederacy "de facto " recognition as it had a constitution, a government and an army.
Lincoln waited to announce the Emancipation Proclamation because he wanted to ensure that it would have the greatest impact on the Civil War and public opinion. He needed a significant Union victory to give the proclamation more credibility and support.
states in rebellion against the United States. all rebelling states
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.
because the north was against slavery so he waited till they won to anounce to the south the emancipation proclamation
Lincoln made the argument that the Emancipation Proclamation was a military necessity. Lincoln believed the proclamation would weaken the South.
Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation following the Union victory at the Battle of Antietam, which took place on September 17, 1862. This battle was significant as it marked the first major Union victory in the Civil War and provided Lincoln the opportunity to announce the proclamation, which declared the freedom of slaves in Confederate-held territory. The proclamation aimed to weaken the Confederacy and bolster the Union's moral cause.
On January 1, 1863 President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
When Lincoln was president, the Emancipation Proclamation was to free all of the slaves in the Confederacy. :)
Emancipation Proclamation
He passed the emancipation proclamation.
As promised, Lincoln waited to unveil the proclamation until he could do so on the heels of a successful Union military advance. On September 22, 1862, after a victory at Antietam, he publicly announced a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves free in the rebellious states as of January 1, 1863
Freeing the slaves in the Confederacy.Lincoln issued the first Emancipation Proclamation shortly after the Battle of Antietam. It would take effect January 1, 1863.This did not effect any European power from formal recognition. least of all the world's most powerful empire with millions of "Native Peoples " under their control. One can call it forced labor. The British had already given the Confederacy "de facto " recognition as it had a constitution, a government and an army.