Which of the following best explains the delay in issuing the Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln?
a. By announcing emancipation early, Lincoln stood to lose the support of abolitionists and the strongly antislavery Republicans.
b. Lincoln was keen to give the southern states time to rejoin the Union.
c. Announcing emancipation early would have made the North appear desperate and vulnerable.
d. By announcing emancipation early, Lincoln stood to lose the support of abolitionists and the strongly antislavery Republicans.
Ans: c. Announcing emancipation early would have made the North appear desperate and vulnerable.
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