In 1861, President Lincoln Asserted That He Had No Intention

question 81

Essay

In 1861, President Lincoln asserted that he had no intention of interfering with slavery where it already existed. Two years later, however, he changed his position and issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Why? What were the practical and the ideological considerations? What did the proclamation do, and what did it not do? Why was it significant?

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