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The civil war wasn't even about slavery, at first. The main issue about the civil war was state's rights. The main reason President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation was because he feared that the British were going to side with the Confederacy.
Lincoln famously replied on 22nd August, "My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it."
By making the war a fight against slavery, Britain and France were politically unable to strongly support the south. Slavery was very unpopular in Britain and had been banned 30 years earlier. The French national slogan "Liberty - Fraternity - Equality" would be violated by slavery. Neither government (France or Britain) wanted to risk the wrath of its own population.
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Where did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, specifically in Washington D.C.
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.
Where did Abraham Lincoln give the Emancipation Proclamation speech?
Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, from the White House in Washington, D.C.
Whom was responsible for the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
Who was for the emancipation proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
Where did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, specifically in Washington D.C.
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.
Who had signed the emancipation proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
Who created Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
Who drafted the emancipation proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln.
What is Abraham Lincoln accomplishment?
Emancipation proclamation.
What did Abraham Lincoln Wright?
The Emancipation Proclamation
When did Lincoln isssue the Emancipation Proclamation?
On January 1, 1863 President Abraham Lincoln issued the 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.
