Question

1. choose the best answer. why did lincoln wait to issue the emancipation proclamation until after the union victory at antietam in 1862? after the victory, he felt that the war would soon end. he wanted to write one more draft before publication. he did not want the action to be seen as a sign of union weakness. he was ill and was not well enough until september. 4) choose the best answer. how did abolitionists celebrate the emancipation proclamation? freedom trains brought formerly enslaved people out of slave states. cities across the north presented fireworks shows. a parade was held along pennsylvania avenue in washington, d.c. people gathered and prayed at watch parties as the proclamation went into effect.

Explanation:

1. For the first question, Lincoln waited for a Union victory to issue the Emancipation Proclamation because issuing it during a time of weakness could have been seen as a desperate move. A victory gave the Union more strength and legitimacy in taking such a significant step.
2. For the second question, abolitionists gathered and prayed at watch - parties as the proclamation went into effect as a way to celebrate the long - awaited step towards ending slavery.

Answer:

1. C. He did not want the action to be seen as a sign of Union weakness.
2. D. People gathered and prayed at watch parties as the proclamation went into effect.