Question

What factors prompted President Lincoln to change his mind and issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

Why did the Battle of Antietam, in September 1862, finally give Lincoln the chance to issue his proclamation?

Answer 1

For the first, look at this: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/emancipation.htm
For the second, look at this http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/antietam.html

Answer 2

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Answer 5

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