Views on the Emancipation Proclamation
How did Abraham Lincoln's perspective on the Emancipation Proclamation differ from that of Roger Taney?
A
Taney, as an influential Speaker of the House, opposed the president on the Emancipation Proclamation, whereas Lincoln used it to abolish slavery in the United States.
B
Taney argued that the president lacked the constitutional authority to issue the proclamation, whereas Lincoln justified it as a necessary measure to preserve the Union.
C
Taney believed the president should free all enslaved people, whereas Lincoln wanted to free only enslaved people in the North because he felt the South was not ready.
D
Taney believed the president should free all enslaved people, whereas Lincoln sought to free enslaved people in the South as a means of combating resistance.