Question

1. why did president lincoln reverse general fremonts order to free captured slaves?○ he was waiting for a union victory before freeing enslaved people.○ he feared retaliation from the border states, which supported slavery.○ general butler had already declared slaves to be contraband.○ he feared that freed african americans would fight against the union.

Explanation:

Lincoln reversed Fremont's order primarily out of concern that the border states (slave states that remained in the Union) would retaliate or secede if enslaved people were freed prematurely, as these states supported slavery and were critical to the Union's war effort. The other options are incorrect: Lincoln did not wait for a Union victory to act on emancipation later, General Butler's contraband policy was separate, and he did not fear freed African Americans fighting against the Union.

Answer:

He feared retaliation from the border states, which supported slavery.