"Answers may vary and should be supported by the passage. You should
indicate that the Civil War played a central role in the passage of the 13th Amendment. The Civil War
allowed Lincoln to make the Emancipation Proclamation, which was a first step towards the end of slavery
as it freed slaves in the Confederacy. Because of the Civil War, Lincoln felt that he needed to press to pass
the 13th Amendment before the end of the war so that slavery could not be reinstated after the end of the
war (Lincoln was afraid the Emancipation Proclamation would be viewed as a wartime-only measure).
Lincoln used the Civil War to help persuade congressmen from the border states to vote for the
amendment, saying that passing the 13th Amendment would send a message to the South and help end
the war"---file:///home/chronos/u-eaa8e53d5d2f5ea10c820ac4bac09b97d0d88db4/Downloads/lincoln_and_13_amendment.pdf
