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Abraham Lincoln received support for the Emancipation Proclamation primarily from abolitionists, many members of the Republican Party, and some northern Democrats who believed in the moral imperative of ending slavery. However, he faced significant opposition from Southern states, which viewed the proclamation as an attack on their way of life, as well as some conservative Democrats and border state leaders who were concerned about the implications for their own slaveholding practices. Additionally, some military leaders were initially skeptical about its impact on the war effort.

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Why did Lincoln wait to announce the Emancipation Proclamation?

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.


Why was it important for Lincoln to wait before issuing the Emancipation Proclamation?

It was important for Lincoln to wait before issuing the Emancipation Proclamation because he needed to ensure that the timing was right politically and militarily. He wanted to make sure that the proclamation would have the greatest impact and support possible.


Did the north support the emancipation proclamation?

Not as enthusiastically as Lincoln had hoped. This confirms that most Northerners were not Abolitionists by any means.


Why couldn't Britain and France support the South for slavery?

Because they were outbalanced by Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation released after the Union victory at Antietam.


Who would not support the confederacy after the emancipation proclamation was issued?

those who agreed with Lincoln that Slavery should not extend into the new territories.


Did the Emancipation Proclamation support black suffrage?

Yes. It did


What happened in 1863 after president Lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation?

Britain and France had to stay out - they could not support the Confederates without looking pro-slavery themselves.


The Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Lincoln freed?

Only the slaves in the southern, seceded states. He needed the support of northern slaveholding states to win the Civil War.


Where did the emancipation proclamation freed enslaved people?

The Emancipation Proclamation was very carefully worded to not free anyone anywhere at the time of its writing!The Emancipation Proclamation only freed the slaves inside states in rebellion (i.e. Confederacy) and not controlled by Union troops. These states obviously ignored the Emancipation Proclamation and did not free any slaves. At the time the Emancipation Proclamation was written Union troops did not control any of those states.The Emancipation Proclamation explicitly permitted states that had stayed in the Union to keep their slaves. This was because if the Emancipation Proclamation freed such slaves then these states would probably leave the Union and join the Confederacy. Lincoln could not afford to have that happen!In fact the Emancipation Proclamation was a Propaganda document to encourage European support for the Union, and it was not expected to have any effect on either slave masters or enslaved people.Actually freeing the enslaved people would have to wait until after the war.


Why didn't France and England support south in civil war?

Because after Lincoln turned it into a war on slavery (by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation), it would have made them look pro-slavery themselves.


Did Lincoln issue the emancipation proclamation to shorten the war and gain support from nations with no slaves?

Partially. He did to shorten the war and to announce his belief that all men were created equal as a law. It us unknown if he did it for support from other countries.


Which was the result of the emancipation proclamation?

International support for the North in the American Civil War increased.