Why Did Abraham Lincoln Issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation to weaken the Confederacy's war effort by freeing their enslaved people and to bolster the Union's moral cause.
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To hit the Confederacy where it hurt鈥攔ight in their economy and labor force鈥攚hile rallying abolitionists to the Union cause!
Lincoln wanted to weaken the South and assure the Union's victory.
As someone who always admired Lincoln's leadership, I believe he saw it as a crucial move to promote freedom and justice in the long run.
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