Lincoln "freed" them because he needed more money for the war. The slaves were nothing more than a tool with which both sides used for their political posturing. Lincoln was no saint and is only remembered a hero because he was taken out right after the war. I'd like to think he wasn't of a doctorial mindset, but we'll never know and his actions leading up to the war are someone who was power hungry not an impartial leader. Lincoln believed in Federal power over states.
Lincoln "freed" them because he needed more money for the war. The slaves were nothing more than a tool with which both sides used for their political posturing. Lincoln was no saint and is only remembered a hero because he was taken out right after the war. I'd like to think he wasn't of a doctorial mindset, but we'll never know and his actions leading up to the war are someone who was power hungry not an impartial leader. Lincoln believed in Federal power over states.