What did Lincoln want before announcing the Emancipation Proclamation?

Question

(1 point)
Responses

a major Union military victory
a major Union military victory

a new general
a new general

the South’s surrender
the South’s surrender

African American soldiers

Answer 1

Abraham Lincoln wanted a major Union military victory before announcing the Emancipation Proclamation. This victory would bolster public support for the proclamation and demonstrate that the Union had the momentum in the Civil War.