Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation

What was the main reason for Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

• To declare all slaves free in the Confederate states

• To upset the slaveholding border states

• To gain support from the Union-held areas

• To encourage slaves to leave the southern lines

Why did Lincoln write the Emancipation Proclamation in a way that did not upset the slaveholding border states?

• To demonstrate his political and military strategy

• To ensure the proclamation was popular among the American people

• To avoid any opposition from the northern government

• To maintain the support of the Confederate states

What did the Emancipation Proclamation declare regarding the slaves in the Confederate states?

• Slaves would be declared free in the border states

• Slaves would be declared free in Union-held areas

• Slaves would be encouraged to flee the plantation

• All slaves would be declared forever free

What did Lincoln consider as a war measure in issuing the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Encouraging slaves to leave the southern lines

• Gaining support from the Union-held areas

• Upsetting the slaveholding border states

• Declaring all slaves free in the Confederate states

Why did Lincoln want the Emancipation Proclamation to be couched in terms of saving the Union?

• To gain support from the American people

• To ensure eventual equality for all men

• To demonstrate his brilliance as a public relations strategist

• To prevent opposition and downfall of the northern government