Answer: Lincoln was wanting to retain the support of some states which allowed slavery but were loyal to the Union.
Historical context/details:
President Abraham Lincoln issued The Emancipation Proclamation as an executive order on January 1, 1863. The executive order declared freedom for slaves in ten Confederate states in rebellion against the Union. It also allowed that freed slaves could join the Union Army to fight for the cause of reuniting the nation and ending slavery.
While Lincoln personally was strongly against slavery, he had to tread carefully in his role as president and commander-in-chief. The Emancipation Proclamation was carefully worded in order to retain the support of four border slave states, which remained in the Union though they were states that permitted slavery, were Maryland, Missouri, Delaware, and Kentucky. Lincoln wanted to keep those states loyal to the Union cause.
Answer: The living conditions of the people in the Middle Ages were poor.
Explanation:
The feudal system, which was organized so that the largest number belonged to the lowest social class, caused the serfs a terrible situation in society. Living conditions for most Middle Ages (except kings, landowners, and church leaders) were difficult. Primarily people were deficient in lack of food. Through the feudal system, most received as much as was enough to survive. Hygienic conditions were terrible; there was no sewage infrastructure, so an unbearable stench spread from most cities. In such circumstances, various epidemics broke out that decimated the European population.
