The problem that Lincoln saw with the Emancipation Proclamation was that it could potentially be reversed after the end of the Civil War if leaders viewed it as only a wartime measure. How did Lincoln attempt to solve this problem?

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Donna Dunlap

6 September, 05:55

The problem that Lincoln saw with the Emancipation Proclamation was that it could potentially be reversed after the end of the Civil War if leaders viewed it as only a wartime measure. How did Lincoln attempt to solve this problem?

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Joey · Answer 1

President Lincoln justified the Emancipation Proclamation as a war measure intended to cripple the Confederacy. Being careful to respect the limits of his authority, Lincoln applied the Emancipation Proclamation only to the Southern states in rebellion.