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1. What reasons could Lincoln have for making such a move during the civil war ?

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Such a move could disrupt the Southern economy and way of life if slaves decided not to help the Confederate war effort or decided to rebel against their masters.

The Proclamation gave the North a moral reason to continue fighting the war—the end of slavery.

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He thought being racist was a very bad thing to do
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