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In the Summer of 1862, as Lee won a string of victories in Virginia, Lincoln feared rightly that Britain and France were close to granting recognition to the Confederates and sending military aid.
To prevent this, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, to make the war look like a crusade against slavery (which it hadn't been), so that free nations abroad could not help the South without looking pro-slavery themselves.
This was entirely successful, and Britain and France had to adabndon their plans to help the South.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoIt was not his own view of slavery that changed. It was the Republicans' official policy about it that did.
In Summer 1862, he urgently needed to make the war look like a crusade against slavery, so that he could shame the British and French out of helping the Confederates. That was the main reason for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation.
After that, it was the war itself that made abolition inevitable - with so many slaves liberated and put to work in the service of the Union, some of them wearing the uniform of glory.
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∙ 14y agolincoln wanted to reunite the union at the beginning of the war. when he issued the emancipation proclomation, the war changed to a war over slavery
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∙ 15y agoIt returned all fugitives to owners
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What was the southern state view towards slavery?
the were pro slavery
What was the north's point of view of slavery?
Most Northern states outlawed slavery
What was David brearley view on slavery?
it was bad
How did northerners and southerners view slavery?
Some northerners believed slavery was morally wrong. Southerners believed slavery was an essential part of their lives.
How did abolitionist view slavery?
They were against it, and usually campaigned actively to have it abolished.
Lincolns' view on slavery?
disliked slavery, but did not believe the fed. gov. could ban it in places it already exists. "this struggle is to save the Union, not to either save or destroy slavery"
What was Lincolns view on African-Americans?
Lincoln was opposed to slavery and he wanted free blacks to form colonies elsewhere instead of staying in the United States.
What was Abe Lincolns s view on national and state government?
Lincoln felt that slavery was wrong, he felt that the national government overpowered the state governments.
What was Lincolns view on slavery?
Many people think he was against the idea of slavery, but really he was not. Abraham Lincoln used slavery as a leverage on trying to get the south to join the union by saying he would free the salves if they did not join back. But otherwise it was not his intentions to stop slavery.
Who is view prevailed in Reconstruction was it the view of Radical Republicans or was it Lincolns view?
Unfortunately, the view of Radical Republican prevailed in Reconstruction.
What was Lincolns view on Africa Americans?
Would be better of in their own country.
What was George Read's view on slavery?
He was anti-slavery
What was the southern state view towards slavery?
the were pro slavery
How did Prince Henry's view on slavery change?
Not that I have ever read. He had the school for navigation and was more interested in maps than slaves.
How did lincolns view of slavery differ from that of the abolitionists?
Like most Northerners, Lincoln had been willing to tolerate slavery in its traditional heartlands, but did not like the prospect of an extended slave-empire. When he issued his Emancipation Proclamation, it was for strictly tactical reasons, though no doubt it also caused some Northerners to re-define their views on the slave system.
What did James Kirke Paulding do to support his view of slavery?
He writted his book "Slavery in the United States" (1836) to express his view.
What is an aboliitionism?
anti- slavery view.
