It was the year when President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. It freed all people held as slaves. This year marked the destiny of America.
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The things that DID influence our involvement were stopping the growth of communism; the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) commitment; and the Gulf of Tonkin incident where a North Vietnamese Navy vessel fired on a U.S. Navy ship.
The Fugitive Slave Act, which compelled all citizens to report anyone who looked as though they might be a runaway slave, on pain of a heavy fine. This was meant to sound like a decisive gesture in support of property rights, but it infuriated the Abolitionists, and raised the temperature of the whole debate.
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Abolitionists pressured Lincoln to end the slavery after the start of the Civil War in 1861. These pressures also affected Lincoln to declare the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
pressuring him to take a stand on slavery
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The Emancipation Proclamation by US President Lincoln was a tactical war decision. As an aside, the Emancipation did not pertain to Union States and Washington DC, which had slavery. The Emancipation was aimed at the Confederate States and carried no weight there, except perhaps for "moral" reasons.
Abolitionists pressured Lincoln to end the slavery after the start of the Civil War in 1861. These pressures also affected Lincoln to declare the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
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Geography influenced the decision to issue the Proclamation of Neutrality because the war was a European war in which the United States had no interest.
One of the main driving forces behind the Emancipation Proclamation was President Abraham Lincoln's desire to weaken the Confederacy during the Civil War by undermining its labor force, which heavily relied on enslaved people. Additionally, it aimed to shift the war's focus towards the moral imperative of ending slavery, thus garnering support from abolitionists and aligning the Union cause with a broader fight for human rights. This strategic decision sought to both preserve the Union and promote liberty.
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation after the Battle of Antietam to shift the focus of the Civil War from just preserving the Union to also include the abolition of slavery. The victory at Antietam provided the political momentum and military opportunity for Lincoln to make this significant decision.