Question

Abraham Lincoln stated in 1858, "I am not nor ever have been in favor of bringing about in anyway the social and political equality of the white and black races."

Explain why Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamation in 1862.

Answer 1

To aid in saving the nation...It strengthened the Union's moral cause. It freed only the slaves in confederate states that were still in rebellion. It was to encourage and boost northerns moral. He also did not want France or Britain to enter the war and help the confederates...they also abhorred slavery.