(A) ** As President he didn’t have the power to declare all enslaved people free, but as Commander in Chief of the military he could free enslaved people in the rebel states.
(B) Lincoln wanted to maintain slavery in the Union states and only free enslaved people in the South temporarily.
(C) Lincoln did not want to free all people in slavery because he was afraid that England and France would support the Confederacy.
(D) The U.S. Congress didn’t support Lincoln’s decision and highly contested his intention to free all enslaved people.
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Concept note-1: -The Emancipation Proclamation described enslaved people as “all persons held as slaves” and tells them to abstain from all violence (except in self-defense) and to labor for reasonable wages. The 13th Amendment describes ending “slavery or involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime."
Concept note-2: -What was the difference between the 13th Amendment and the Emancipation Proclamation? The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in confederacy only, not in the border states or the North. The 13th amendment was a law passed abolishing slavery throughout the US.
Concept note-3: -In conclusion, the Emancipation Proclamation is a positive law document based on President Lincoln’s philosophy of his executive powers as President of a torn nation, while the Declaration of Independence is a natural law document based on the morals and rights of the individual and state.