Question
Why did Abraham Lincoln not free all slaves in the Emancipation Proclamation?
A) He did not want to end slavery as an institution.
B) It would harm the war effort against the South.
C) He was afraid slave states that stayed in the Union would leave.
D) It would hurt the economy.
A) He did not want to end slavery as an institution.
B) It would harm the war effort against the South.
C) He was afraid slave states that stayed in the Union would leave.
D) It would hurt the economy.
Answers
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The correct answer is **C) He was afraid slave states that stayed in the Union would leave.**
Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, issued in 1863, specifically targeted the Confederate states in rebellion and did not free slaves in the border states loyal to the Union or in areas already under Union control. His main goal was to weaken the Confederacy and undermine its ability to sustain the war, rather than to abolish slavery outright across the entire United States. Lincoln was concerned that freeing all slaves could push the border slave states to secede from the Union, potentially strengthening the Confederacy.
Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, issued in 1863, specifically targeted the Confederate states in rebellion and did not free slaves in the border states loyal to the Union or in areas already under Union control. His main goal was to weaken the Confederacy and undermine its ability to sustain the war, rather than to abolish slavery outright across the entire United States. Lincoln was concerned that freeing all slaves could push the border slave states to secede from the Union, potentially strengthening the Confederacy.