Did the Emancipation Proclamation end the Civil War?

Answer 1

No.

Most people think the slave trade is long gone; an anachronism. Sadly, that's not the case. There are currently about 600,000-800,000 slaves internationally, of which about 17,500 are in the United States.

Some make garments. Some (more than 40%) are forced sex trade workers.

If you think you're not part of the problem, check out where your clothes were made. Someone I worked with had parents who were slaves in a Chinese factory - they lived there, shopped there, and worked there. Their shifts started and ended when their foreman said it was time.

The sugar, chocolate, and diamond trades are notorious for using child slave labour.

A few links:

http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20061101faessay85609/ethan-b-kapstein/the-new-global-slave-trade.html

http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20070501faletters86368/ronald-weitzer/the-facts-about-the-slave-trade.html

Answer 2

The second Emancipation Proclamation was a war measure by US President Lincoln. It purportedly only freed the slaves in the states that were still in rebellion. The Union had no way to enforce it without taking military control over those Confederate States. In effect, it had no practical freeing of slaves but it gave a moral victory to those in the North who favored the war being a war to end slavery in the U.S. However, most Union soldiers were not fighting to free Southern slaves.

The first Emancipation Proclamation was issued after the Battle of Antietam in the Fall of 1862. This one gave the South a chance to redeem themselves before the next proclamation.

Answer 3

No. The Emancipation Proclamation was not designed to end the war, and it did not cause the war to end. Only a resounding defeat of the Army of Northern Virginia in April, 1865 would end the war.

Answer 4

Yes, the emancipation proclamation changed the war. Lincoln writes this document to free slaves but doesn't want the white solders to leave and fight against freeing slaves. Lincoln also issues this document to free slaves in certain states. His practical reason was to free the slaves in the northern states and have them fight along the white solders. Lincoln had left out the southern states when writing this document. The huge risk Lincoln took was his soldiers to stop fighting for him and fight for the slaves.

Answer 5

Neither of President Lincoln's emancipation proclamations were designed specifically to end the US Civil War. They were, however, an attempt to disrupt Souther economics and society. Lincoln's cabinet was concerned about each of his proclamations as the four so-called "border states" of Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and even Delaware retained their slaves until the end of the war.In January 1863, after the deadline for compliance to the last Proclamation went into effect, Indiana's governor informed President Lincoln that the Indiana legislature might recognize the Confederacy and also urge western states to divorce themselves from the New England states that were known to be "hot beds" of abolitionism. Lincoln was not an abolitionist, despite his personal views on slavery. He established this posture years ago when to him and other Whig Party members believed that abolitionism was too radical. Lincoln was in favor of the gradual and compensated release of slaves over a two generation time span.

Answer 6

No, it didn't. The Emancipation Proclamation was released shortly after the Battle of Antietam, after the Civil War had already started.

Answer 7

The Emancipation Proclamation did not end the US Civil War, which would carry on for nearly two and a half years after it was signed by Lincoln January 1, 1863.

Answer 8

somewhat. it was supposed to, and it mostly did, but in some southern states they still had some trouble freeing their slaves.

hope this helped!

Answer 9

No, it was just for the northern states.

Answer 10

No it did not !!