At the beginning of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln viewed it as a war about preserving the Union. As the war progressed, he changed his mind. In 1862, he announced he would issue the Emancipation Proclamation, which would free all enslaved people in states that were in rebellion against the Union.
At the beginning of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln viewed it as a war about preserving the Union (preserving the United States of America as one country).
So, As the war progressed, he changed his mind. In 1862, he announced he would issue the Emancipation Proclamation, which would free all enslaved people in Confederate states (the states that had seceded from the Union).
Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. Complete the following paragraph about the Emancipation Proclamation. At the beginning of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln viewed it as a war about -------- . As the war progressed, he changed his mind. In 1862, he announced he would issue the Emancipation Proclamation, which would free all enslaved people in -------------