Question

What is one of the main driving forces behind the Emancipation Proclamation?

Answer 1

That southern slaves would revolt in the south and join the union. It was to free slaves from the south.

Answer 2

One of the main driving forces behind the Emancipation Proclamation was the liberation of slaves.

At the time of its ratification, the Proclamation freed a minimum number of slaves, but as the Union annexed the Confederate territories, it opened the way for the total abolition of slavery in the American territory. Slavery became illegal through the approval of the 13th Constitutional Amendment, a fact that occurred in 1865.