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Why did Lincoln feel the north would have to fight in the civil war?
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What did Lincoln fear would happen if he made slavery the issue of the civil war?
That there would always be hatred between the North and the South.
Why did Lincoln decide to free the slaves before the civil war even end?
Because if lincol freed them they would help lincoln fight the war mainly to getv revenge on their slaver owners enless they were brainwashed in to thinking slavery was right then they would help lincoln
What position was Abraham Lincoln in the civil War?
Abraham Lincoln was President of the USA at the time of the civil war and as such he would have been Commander in Chief.
Would slaves be set free if they fought in the Civil War?
Technically slaves could not fight in the war unless they had permission from the owners or there owners had made them fight. But at the end of the Civil War all the slaves were set free this is what the civil war was about the North wanted the slaves to be set free but the south wanted slaves as they relied on them for there economy. this was the Cotton indusrty mainly when the North won the war they decleared all slaves free.
Did Henry Ravenal believe negroes would take the side of the North in the Civil War?
Henry Ravenal was a journalist and slave owner who believed the slaves would fight on the North's side in the Civil War. He was also of the belief that not all slaves wanted freedom. He claimed when they were told they were free, they became so distraught, they had to be threatened by gunshot to stop them.
Role of slaves in the civil war?
they would work as laborers and maintenance. but in 1863 Lincoln allowed them to fight.
Why did the election of Abraham Lincoln lead to the the civil war?
Lincoln would not allow the creation of any new slave states. So the South felt they would always be outvoted in Congress.
What did Lincoln fear would happen if he made slavery the issue of the civil war?
That there would always be hatred between the North and the South.
What was the confederate plan during the civil war?
To make the North so war-weary that they would vote Lincoln out.
Did Henry Ravenal believed negroes would take the side of the North in the Civil War?
Henry Ravenal did believe that African-Americans would take the side of the North in the Civil War. He believed that slaves would turn on their owners and fight for freedom.
Why did Lincoln decide to free the slaves before the civil war even end?
Because if lincol freed them they would help lincoln fight the war mainly to getv revenge on their slaver owners enless they were brainwashed in to thinking slavery was right then they would help lincoln
Why would non-slave owning families want to fight in the Civil War?
The North to maintain the Union The South to maintain the Confederancy
If the South had won the Civil War would President Lincoln have been asked to resign?
Yes. Through most of 1864, it looked as though Lincoln would lose the election because the North were not winning enough victories.
What would have happened if Lincoln hadn't issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
By the time it was issued, most notherners had lost the will to fight. If it had not been issued, the north would have just pretty much given up. The proclamation gave a reason to fight.
What position was Abraham Lincoln in the civil War?
Abraham Lincoln was President of the USA at the time of the civil war and as such he would have been Commander in Chief.
Does Lincoln think ythe north will win the civil war?
He often didn't. In particular, it looked as though he would lose the 1864 election. That would have been tantamount to losing the war.
Was Abraham Lincoln happy about the civil wr?
No...prone to bouts of depression for a good part of his adult life, The Civil War would plunge Lincoln into deep saddness every time the North lost a battle (which was all too often prior to Gettysburg, in early July, 1863).
