Question
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation after
the Union’s effectiveness at the Battle of Antietam.
the death of General Jackson at Chancellorsville.
the nation had voted to decide the issue of slavery.
the capture of Washington, DC, by Confederate forces.
the Union’s effectiveness at the Battle of Antietam.
the death of General Jackson at Chancellorsville.
the nation had voted to decide the issue of slavery.
the capture of Washington, DC, by Confederate forces.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation after the Union’s effectiveness at the Battle of Antietam. The battle, which took place on September 17, 1862, was a strategic victory for the Union and provided Lincoln with the moral and political justification to take the step of advocating for the emancipation of enslaved people in the Confederate states. The Emancipation Proclamation was announced on September 22, 1862, shortly after the battle, and went into effect on January 1, 1863.