Question

Consider the historical context of the Emancipation Proclamation. When did President Lincoln sign and issue this document and at what stage of the Civil War? Did the document have any real impact?

Answer 1

Considering the context of the document, president Lincoln signed and issued this document near the end of the Civil War. He signed it at this time because there was less political risk. Although the document did nothing but pave the way to eventually abolish slavery altogether, it did in fact apply to some of the population who were enslaved in the Confederacy.

Answer 2

President Lincoln signed and issued this document near the end of the Civil War, when it became the war was in the North's favor, since this meant there was less political risk.