HappyJack wrote:
CarolinaRunner wrote:
I THINK it was because he did not free ALL the slaves or because it took him until January 1863 to do it. But he did this because:
(1) If he freed ALL of the slaves, it would have possibly caused the border states of Maryland and Missouri, both of which had some slavery still, to secede. With both Maryland and Virginia in the CSA, Washington DC would need to be abandoned.
(2) Waited until a significant Union victory occurred at Antietam, otherwise it would look like a move of desperation by a nation that was at the time losing the war
This is a very good answer. Most younger Americans don't understand what President Lincoln was up against at the time. Lack of historical education is really hurting this Nation.
Yeah let’s just make fun of San Francisco. Well that means I can make of West Virginia or Kentucky, right?