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If Lincoln hated slavery so much why didn't he free the slaves at the war's beginning rather than waiting until January 1 1863?
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There has been a lot of debate about this subject. During the beginning of the conflict, Lincoln was still trying to find anyway to keep the Union together. He was advised by his Secretary of State to make this move without a major victory would have seemed to the outside world like the North was begging for help. That is why Pres. Lincoln did not free the slaves until after the Army of Virginia was finally stopped. Lincoln and his cabinet were afraid of the response from Britain and France. Remember both of these countries were sympathtic to the South. They relied upon the South for cotton. They also did not like the power that the North was displaying and feared a united US becoming to strong.
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