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How did a war to preserve the union became a war to end slavery?
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∙ 11y ago
It became apparent to Abraham Lincoln in the middle of 1862 that the original aim of quashing the rebellion were ineffective due to military reverses, specificaly the failure of McClellan's effort to capture Richmond in the Peninsular Campaign. This feat of Southern arms against the Army of the Potomac had stiffened Confederate resolve, and more importantly had threatened British recognition of the CSA. It was therefore necessary for Lincoln to add the moral stigma of slavery to the offensive in order to 1)sway British opinion against diplomatically recognizing the South and 2) to energize the slave population into both passive (through refusing to work) and active (the raising of "colored" regiments ) resistance against the Confederate rebels. Lincoln waited for 2 days after the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg) to release the Emancipation Proclamation, thereby announcing the new war aims in September of 1862.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoPresident Lincoln did it when he issued the Emancipation Proclamation. The confederacy was fighting for states rights....which very well may have been the right to own slaves.
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What was Abraham Lincoln's biggest objective in the Civil War?
President Lincoln's main goal was to preserve and restore the Union, which was his central sworn duty as President. Although he also wished very much to see the end of slavery, he only pursued that goal when it aligned with the one of restoring the Union.
What was Lincoln's goal in fighting the civil war?
To prevent the south from seceding from the north.
When did the war change from a battle over preserving the union to a war to end salary?
I think you meant slavery? The American Civil War was always about preserving the Union. The South wanted a separate state with slavery, the north wanted a union without slavery.
What was Lincolns goal for the Civil War?
Originally the goal was to preserve the Union. But when it became clear that ending slavery (which Lincoln had long wished for) would help the North to win the war, and would do away with the underlying cause of the secession & war, Lincoln took what steps he legally could to do so. (These included the Emancipation Proclamation -- a war act as Commander-in-chief, depriving the South of the slaves, who helped the Confederacy by supplying labor -- and urging Congress to pass a Constitutional amendment to bring slavery to a permanent end in the nation as a whole.)
What is cofederate states of America?
They were and it was in the civil war when the southern states secceded from the union and they became their own country and tried to end the United States if they had defeated us there would be slavery and what ever else they planned
What did the union wanted to gain in civil war?
they wanted to preserve the union and end slavery.
Lincoln primary objective was to preserve the union many believe it was to end slavery this is false. later on this became his secondary objective?
This is absolutely true.
What did the north want from the south?
the north wanted slavery to end in the south, they also wanted to preserve the union(keep the union united)
What did the North fight for in the US Civil War?
To preserve the Union and, after 1862, to end slavery. Michael Montagne
What was Abraham Lincoln's biggest objective in the Civil War?
President Lincoln's main goal was to preserve and restore the Union, which was his central sworn duty as President. Although he also wished very much to see the end of slavery, he only pursued that goal when it aligned with the one of restoring the Union.
In the civil war what did the union want?
they wanted to preserve the union and end slavery.
What was Lincoln's goal in fighting the civil war?
To prevent the south from seceding from the north.
Who was fighting for freedom the Union or The Yankees?
Both. The Union was fighting to end slavery, and preserve the Union. The South was looking to become an indepent nation, a right guarenteed by the Constitution.
What was Lincoln's first priority during the civil war?
While Lincoln is known for ending slavery, he felt that it had to be eliminated in an orderly (not an abrupt) manner. When he became president, his first priority, in keeping with his oath of office, was to preserve the Union and defend the Constitution. But almost immediately, southern states were beginning to secede from the Union, as a result of the slavery issue. Lincoln had previously been willing to allow states that already had slavery to maintain it, but when secession began, he saw the urgency of bringing slavery to an end, so that the union could be preserved. And it was then that he began writing what became the Emancipation Proclamation.
Did the Union wanted slavery to happen?
No, the Union wanted to end slavery, that was the reason was for the Civil War. The Confederacy wanted slavery
What changed the focus of the war from a struggle to preserve the union to a war to end slavery?
Lincoln's issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation. This was chiefly aimed at preventing Britain and France from aiding the South, as they could be made to look pro-slavery.
What group worked to end slavery?
The Union
