Did President Lincoln Free the Slaves at the Appropriate Time?

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Im writing an essay for my history class and I don't have much knowledge on the subject so I need some help. The question is Did President Lincoln Free the Slaves at the Appropriate Time. Weigh the pros and cons on the matter in your explanation.
 
Lincoln didn't free anybody. However, the Union Army did, when they defeated the Rebels.
 
I assume you are referring to the Emancipation Proclamation. Understand it did not free all the slaves, only those in states that had seceded from the union and were not under Union control. Therefore it only actually freed slaves who escaped to the north. As Union forces began to control more states, more slaves were freed. Otherwise, slavery did not end until 1865 when the last state needed ratified the 13th amendment.
 
there is no appropriate time to have freed the slaves. it should have never happened in the first place.
 
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