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There were essentially two factors which motivated President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. In the first place, he did not believe that the practice of slavery was morally justifiable (Lincoln was, of course, correct in that belief). Secondly, a civil war was in progress and it was very useful from a military point of view to be able to recruit former slaves into the Union Army, and by promising to end slavery, Lincoln gave the former slaves an excellent reason to support the Union.
The startling success of Robert E. Lee with his string of victories across Virginia in summer '62. This gave the Confederacy so much credibility that the British were on the point of granting recognition and sending military aid. (Only the timing of the Parliamentary summer recess caused them to wait any longer.)
The worried Lincoln reckoned that the only way to forestall British intervention was the present the war to the outside world as a crusade against slavery, so that free nations abroad could not be seen to support slave-owners. But he could not change his war-aims in the wake of these Confederate victories, or it would look like a desperate measure.
He had to wait for a Union win, which came in September, to be able to issue his Emancipation Proclamation.
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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.
Who made the emancipation proclimation?
Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln justified his Emancipation Proclamation on the basis of?
Lincoln made the argument that the Emancipation Proclamation was a military necessity. Lincoln believed the proclamation would weaken the South.
Emancipation of Proclamation?
When Lincoln was president, the Emancipation Proclamation was to free all of the slaves in the Confederacy. :)
Did the US Congress issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
No. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
After what major union victory did Lincoln decide it was time to issue the emancipation proclamtion?
Antietam (Sharpsburg) in September 1862.
Abraham Lincoln believed in what form of emancipation?
Emancipation from slavery.
When did Lincoln isssue the Emancipation Proclamation?
On January 1, 1863 President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Which President proclaimed that the slaves in the southern states were to be freed?
Lincoln. But they were freed by Union troops during their Southern campaigns, not by the Proclamation, which was mainly a tatcic to shame the British out of helping the cause of slavery.
What key political decision made by Lincoln change the nature of the war in the unions favor?
With the Emancipation Proclamation, the Union seized and held the high moral ground for the rest of the war.
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.
Who made the emancipation proclimation?
Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln justified his Emancipation Proclamation on the basis of?
Lincoln made the argument that the Emancipation Proclamation was a military necessity. Lincoln believed the proclamation would weaken the South.
Emancipation of Proclamation?
When Lincoln was president, the Emancipation Proclamation was to free all of the slaves in the Confederacy. :)
Who wrote the emancipation proclamtion?
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Who was for the emancipation proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
When was First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln created?
First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln was created in 1864.
