USA HISTORY

The Emancipation Proclamation was like by European countries liked France and Britain, so the chances they ____ was unlikely.

(A) ** Fought for the South

(B) Fought for the North

(C) Fought for the Union

(D) Fought for Mexico

Concept note-1: -After the Emancipation Proclamation, backing the Confederacy was seen as favoring slavery. It became impossible for anti-slavery nations such as Great Britain and France, who had been friendly to the Confederacy, to get involved on behalf of the South.

Concept note-2: -The British people strongly opposed slavery. When they heard that the slaves would be freed, they gave their support immediately to President Lincoln and the North. Britain’s peace proposals were never offered. The Emancipation Proclamation had cost the South the recognition of Britain and France.

Concept note-3: -The confederates believed that the Emancipation Proclamation was wrong as it reaped them of their labor system that had worked for many years. The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery throughout America completely leading all slaves to the freedom they deserved.

Concept note-4: -In more practical terms, the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation prevented European nations from intervening in the war on behalf of the Confederacy and enabled the Union to enlist nearly 180, 000 African American soldiers to fight between January 1, 1863 and the conclusion of the war.