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Why did President Lincoln wait for a Union victory before announcing the Emancipation Proclamation?
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∙ 13y ago
Lincoln was afraid that, if he announced emancipation after a string of defeats, he would seem to be desperately searching for help (i.e. black troops joining Union armies). By making the announcement after a victory, he was able to put the focus on the Union doing the right thing rather than seeming to be making a last-ditch effort to turn the war around.
Leanna Walker
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∙ 13y agoLincoln was afraid that, if he announced emancipation after a string of defeats, he would seem to be desperately searching for help (i.e. black troops joining Union armies). By making the announcement after a victory, he was able to put the focus on the Union doing the right thing rather than seeming to be making a last-ditch effort to turn the war around.
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∙ 12y agoBecause if he'd announced it during Lee's string of Confederate victories, it would have looked like a desperate measure.
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Emancipation of Proclamation?
When Lincoln was president, the Emancipation Proclamation was to free all of the slaves in the Confederacy. :)
Did the US Congress issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
No. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
What was the year emancipation proclamation?
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation 1 January 1863
When did President Lincoln sign the Emancipation Proclamation?
september 22 1862
What was the reaction of General George B McClellan to President Lincoln's preliminary Emancipation Proclamation?
President Lincoln's preliminary Emancipation Proclamation in 1862 was a shock to General McClellan. He also was shocked when Lincoln soon after suspended habeas corpus. He was opposed to both of these actions by President Lincoln.
When was First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln created?
First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln was created in 1864.
What did president Lincoln sign that freed the slaves?
He passed the emancipation proclamation.
When did Lincoln isssue the Emancipation Proclamation?
On January 1, 1863 President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Emancipation of Proclamation?
When Lincoln was president, the Emancipation Proclamation was to free all of the slaves in the Confederacy. :)
President Lincoln wrote?
The Emancipation Proclamation
Was Lincoln president when he wrote the emancipation proclamation?
no
Did the US Congress issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
No. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who was the president during the emancipation proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln was the president of the United States and the author of the original draft of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Which President proclaimed that the slaves in the southern states were to be freed?
Lincoln. But they were freed by Union troops during their Southern campaigns, not by the Proclamation, which was mainly a tatcic to shame the British out of helping the cause of slavery.
Which president issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln.
Which president wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
What did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
1968
