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How would you solve this problem to help Lincoln decide when to issue the emancipation proclamation?
He had to wait till there was a Northern victory, or it would look like a desperate measure.
Why did they decide to build the Lincoln Memorial?
To honor president Lincoln
What was the year of the emancipation proclamation?
Effective from January 1st 1863. Lincoln had issued it in September 1862, but wanted to give individual state governors time to decide whether to quit the Confederacy and re-join the USA. (None did.)
Why did british and french decide to support the union cause during the US Civil War?
They didn't. They came close to supporting the Confederates, but were headed-off by Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation - it would have made them look pro-slavery themselves.
When did Abraham Lincoln write the proclamation of emancipation?
Lincoln had it ready by July 1862, even as he made his speech about not wanting to attack slavery. But he could not issue it while the Confederates were winning so many battles - it would have looked like a desperate gesture. He had to wait for a Union win, which came earlier than expected, in September. He issued the Proclamation immediately afterwards - to be effective from January 1st 1863.
How did the Emancipation Proclamation solve the problem of decreasing enlistment in the Union army and navy?
The proclamation allowed minority troops who were forced to join the army to decide for themselves not to join the army.
What position did Abraham Lincoln take on slavery during the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
Lincoln argued that it was wrong to decide whether to allow slavery in a state or territory by voting
During the Lincoln-Douglas debates which positions did Abraham Lincoln take?
Lincoln argued that it was wrong to decide whether to allow slavery in a state or territory by voting
What did the battle of Hasting decide?
It decide who would be king, William, duke of Normandy, or Harold of England.
What did seven southern states decide to do after Lincoln was elected president?
secede
During the Lincoln-Douglas debates what position did Abraham Lincoln take?
Lincoln argued that it was wrong to decide whether to allow slavery in a state or territory by voting
What battle of the American Revolution made the French decide to join American forces?
The Battle of Saratoga,
