In September of 1862, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. This executive order freed slaves in states that were in rebellion against the United States. Consider what you have read in your online resources and answer the following questions: What reasons could Lincoln have for making such a move during the Civil War? Why didn’t Lincoln free slaves in all of the United States? Question 1 options: ChatGPT said: Here’s how you can thoughtfully answer the questions based on historical context: 1. What reasons could Lincoln have for making such a move during the Civil War? President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in September 1862 for both moral and strategic reasons. Morally, Lincoln and many in the North believed slavery was wrong and needed to end. However, strategically, freeing enslaved people in the Confederate states helped weaken the South’s war effort, as their economy and military logistics heavily depended on slave labor. It also gave the Union a moral cause—turning the war into a fight against slavery as well as secession. Additionally, it discouraged European countries, like Britain and France (who had already abolished slavery), from recognizing or helping the Confederacy. 2. Why didn’t Lincoln free slaves in all of the United States? Lincoln did not free slaves in border states (such as Kentucky, Missouri, and Maryland) or in areas of the South already under Union control because he needed to keep those states loyal to the Union. If he had freed enslaved people in those areas, it might have pushed them to join the Confederacy. Also, Lincoln believed he only had the constitutional authority to free slaves in areas actively rebelling against the United States—as a military measure under his power as Commander-in-Chief during wartime. Would you like this answer in a format you can submit for school (like full sentences or a short paragraph form)?