How Did the Northern Public Respond to Abraham Lincoln's Preliminary

question 4

Multiple Choice

How did the northern public respond to Abraham Lincoln's preliminary emancipation proclamation?

• A)Although abolitionists vehemently opposed it as a lukewarm measure,most northerners accepted it as a necessary step toward military victory.
• B)Most northerners embraced the proclamation because it gave a deeper meaning to the bloody fighting they had endured beyond a return to the status quo antebellum.
• C)Many northerners looked on the proclamation unfavorably and made their displeasure known by voting for Lincoln's political opponents.
• D)Northerners were almost unanimously opposed to the measure,and responded to it by giving anti-war politicians a convincing majority in Congress after the 1862 elections.

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