President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation after...
a. the Union’s effectiveness at the Battle of Antietam.
b. the death of General Jackson at Chancellorsville.
c. the nation had voted to decide the issue of slavery.
d. the capture of Washington, DC, by Confederate forces.

Question

President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation after...
a. the Union’s effectiveness at the Battle of Antietam.
b. the death of General Jackson at Chancellorsville.
c. the nation had voted to decide the issue of slavery.
d. the capture of Washington, DC, by Confederate forces.

anonymous · Answer

C. President Lincoln Issued the emancipation proclamation after congress voted it down the first time.