When Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862, he believed what?
The Southern states would immediately surrender.
Southern slave owners would immediately free all of their slaves.
Northern supporters would enlist in the Union Army to help free slaves in the South.
News of it would encourage more slaves to flee to the North to seek freedom and hurt the Southern war effort.
The Southern states would immediately surrender.
Southern slave owners would immediately free all of their slaves.
Northern supporters would enlist in the Union Army to help free slaves in the South.
News of it would encourage more slaves to flee to the North to seek freedom and hurt the Southern war effort.
1 Answer
Apr 20, 2018
On September 22, 1862
Explanation:
On September 22, 1862, Lincoln issued a preliminary warning that he would order the emancipation of all slaves in any state that did not end its rebellion against the Union by January 1, 1863.
