Problem
Sixteen paragraphs: The issuing of the "Emancipation Proclamation" was one of the greatest events in American history. A great scholar once wrote that the emancipation proclamation forged one the world's greatest double revolution. Why did Lincoln issue the proclamation? How well was the war going for the North at the time of the proclamation's release? How was it received in the North by key military, political, and civilian leaders? What was the impact on the South and Europe? Was it designed by Lincoln as a revolutionary document? Did the issuing of the document make Lincoln a "radical" Republican?