Which of the following was a factor in Lincoln’s decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation (E.P.)? (Multiple answers:) A) To prevent a future civil war after unification. B) So that Lincoln could win a third presidential term. C) The potential threat of an alliance between the Confederate States and foreign nations, like Great Britain. D) The E.P. would null and void the Fugitive Slave Act, which would incentivize African slaves to run away from the South, negatively impacting the Confederate’s economy. E) Lincoln's hope that George B. McClellan would be his presidential successor. F) His flailing popularity with a presidential election on the horizon G) Pressure from Lincoln’s congress and the abolitionist movement H) The E.P. would null and void the Fugitive Slave Act, which would allow former southern slaves to fight for the Union.

Which of the following was a factor in Lincoln’s decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation (E.P.)? (Multiple answers:) A) To prevent a future civil war after unification. B) So that Lincoln could win a third presidential term. C) The potential threat of an alliance between the Confederate States and foreign nations, like Great Britain. D) The E.P. would null and void the Fugitive Slave Act, which would incentivize African slaves to run away from the South, negatively impacting the Confederate’s economy. E) Lincoln's hope that George B. McClellan would be his presidential successor. F) His flailing popularity with a presidential election on the horizon G) Pressure from Lincoln’s congress and the abolitionist movement H) The E.P. would null and void the Fugitive Slave Act, which would allow former southern slaves to fight for the Union.