President Lincoln reversed General Fremont's order to free captured slaves primarily because he feared retaliation from the border states, which supported slavery. Lincoln was cautious about alienating the border states that had not seceded from the Union; he believed that any aggressive moves towards emancipation could push them toward the Confederacy.
Why did President Lincoln reverse General Fremont's order to free captured slaves?
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General Butler had already declared slaves to be contraband.
General Butler had already declared slaves to be contraband.
He was waiting for a Union victory before freeing enslaved people.
He was waiting for a Union victory before freeing enslaved people.
He feared that freed African Americans would fight against the Union.
He feared that freed African Americans would fight against the Union.
He feared retaliation from the border states, which supported slavery.
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