Lincoln believed that he could legally free slaves in the rebel states. But he also believed that he should not free slaves in states loyal to the union. Why did Lincoln believe in these two things?

He believed that he was actually freeing people he did not directly control by legally free slaves in the rebel states. He also believed that he should not free slaves in states loyal to the union because that was entirely a state matter

Explanation:

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was a self-taught lawyer, legislator and vocal opponent of slavery. On September 22, 1862, Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which stated that slaves in the states that are known to have engaged in rebellion against the Union shall be free. He believed that he was actually freeing people he did not directly control.

He also believed that he should not free slaves in states loyal to the union because that was entirely a state matter

There would be a conflict

Explanation:

President Abraham Lincoln dealt with one of the most decisive question is his term as a president, that was short lived by his assassination by an actor called Booth. One of the decision was the granting of the freedom to the slaves. This was a dilemma since the south had freed slaves and they had the freedom to be free citizens. The North, however, still had the practice of slave keeping. This, they argued, would increase the profits for the nation. Thus, the nation would be plunged into a civil war. Hence the freeing of slaves was a dilemma. Eventually, slavery was abolished under his rule.