He didn't like the constitution much and preferred Articles of Confederation.
Colonel Barry St. Leger had been assigned to move east through the Mohawk River valley on Albany, New York, but was forced to retreat during the Siege of Fort Stanwix after losing his Indian allies.
Answer: True
Explanation: The emancipation proclamation legally freed the slaves in the United States. By winning the war the North would ensure the law of the United States was in place over the Southern States instead of the law of the Confederacy.
At the beginning of the Civil War (and while running for President) Abraham Lincoln had said that he would not week to end slavery. The emancipation proclamation marked a definate (and permanent) change in that policy.
