Question

What made President Abraham Lincoln decide to emancipate African Americans?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Lincoln continued to maintain that he would not interfere with slavery where it existed. However, as a result of Union battlefield losses by July 1862, the President had decided that emancipation was a military necessity. Lincoln knew that many thousands of enslaved people were ready to fight for the Union.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

Lincoln and continue to maintain that he wouldn't interfere with slavery where it existed. However, as a result of the Union Battlefield losses by July 1862, the president has decided that emancipation was a military necessity. Lincoln knew that many thousands of enslaved people were ready to fight for the Union.