President Lincoln hoped to accomplish several goals by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation, but one of the primary aims was to shift the focus of the war from secession to slavery. This shift was intended to weaken the Confederacy, change the moral purpose of the war, and also to encourage freed slaves to join the Union Army, thereby bolstering its numbers.
What did President Lincoln hope to accomplish by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation? (1 point) Responses strengthen the strategic Anaconda Plan strengthen the strategic Anaconda Plan increase the stronghold of the naval blockade increase the stronghold of the naval blockade shift the focus of the war from secession to slavery shift the focus of the war from secession to slavery force secession of the southern states
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