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When he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, he freed all the slaves in Union-controlled states and territories at the time (I don't think he freed slaves in the border states, because, for example, Kentucky's massive supply of cannons was far too valuable to lose). He couldn't (and didn't) do anything about confederate slaves. Of course, however, all slaves were freed with the passing of the 13th Amendment, which I believe came after the Civil War ended in 1865.

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Did Abraham Lincoln Stop Slavery When He Was President?

Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation that freed all the slaves in states and parts of states that were still fighting as part of the Confederate States of America.


Who is the author of the emancipation proclamation?

Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation which said that slaves in the Confederate States of America were free.


What did Abraham Lincoln sign that freed the slaves form the confederate states of America?

Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 to prevent foreign recognition of the Confederate States of America. As Lincoln had no power to free slaves in the Confederate States, the document did not free any slaves and exempted slaves in loyal Union states and in those areas of the South occupied by Federal troops.


What president did the Emancipation Proclamation?

Abraham Lincoln signed it. It freed the slaves held in the Confederate States. The other slaves were not freed until later.


Which american president issused the emancipation proclamation?

The President who introduced the Emancipation Proclamation was Abraham Lincoln. It was an order that was made during the American Civil War in 1863 that allowed slaves to be free in the Confederate States.


What did Abraham Lincoln do for your country when he was president?

Issued the Emancipation Proclimation, which freed the slaves. Then, when the southern states tried to secede and form the Confederate States of America, Abraham Lincoln said "Aww hell no". And won the Civil War, keeping the Union together.


Who were the presidents of the US and of the confederate states of America?

Abraham Lincoln was the president of the US. Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederate States.


How long after freeing the slaves was Lincoln shot?

Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, just 5 days after General Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House, effectively ending the Civil War. Lincoln's assassination occurred at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.


How were the Confederate States of America formed?

After Abraham Lincoln was elected, the South was enraged. They thought that Abraham Lincoln would end slavery, something that was heavily done in the South. That is why they formed the Confederate States of America.


What Act banned slverery in the US?

Emancipation Proclamation passed by Abraham Lincoln in January 1, 1863 freed all the slaves in the rebeling Confederate states.


What was the emancipation proclination?

Not sure. On the other hand, the Emancipation ProclAMation was an order signed by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War that freed all slaves in the Confederate States of America. This did not free all slaves, as states like Kentucky and West Virginia got to keep their slaves, as Lincoln did not want those states to join the South. And even then, since the United States and the Confederate States were two separate countries at that time, Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation had no effect on the Confederates - it'd be akin to Germany ordering Britain to hand over milk supplies nowadays.


Who wrote and what is the Emancipation Proclomation?

The Emancipation Proclamation is a document written during the Civil War freeing slaves in the southern (Confederate) states. Abraham Lincoln signed the document.