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During the Civil War, when President Lincoln made his Emancipation Proclamation, reactions varied greatly. Critics and enemies in the South scorned the move and even ridiculed it, although most of the slaves (quietly) celebrated it. Some Northerners disagreed with it out of fear that it would lengthen the war unnecessarily. Most Northerners, however, rejoiced with the hope that, at last, freedom was going to become reality for all Americans.
BTW, the Emancipation Proclamation explicitly freed no slaves at all in the few slave states still loyal to the Union (to prevent having them rebel too). It only proclaimed the slaves free in those states then in rebellion against the Union (where the Union had absolutely no power to enforce it). So the Emancipation Proclamation actually freed no slaves at all anywhere. The primary purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation was not to free slaves at all or even for US consumption, but as an instrument of international propaganda (particularly on the British who had banned slavery throughout the British Empire several years before, to cease support for the Confederacy and support only the Union) and it worked in that purpose.
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∙ 9y agoDuring the Civil War, when President Lincoln made his Emancipation Proclamation, reactions varied greatly. Critics and enemies in the South scorned the move and even ridiculed it, although most of the slaves (quietly) celebrated it. Some Northerners disagreed with it out of fear that it would lengthen the war unnecessarily. Most Northerners, however, rejoiced with the hope that, at last, freedom was going to become reality for all Americans.
BTW, the Emancipation Proclamation explicitly freed no slaves at all in the few slave states still loyal to the Union (to prevent having them rebel too). It only proclaimed the slaves free in those states then in rebellion against the Union (where the Union had absolutely no power to enforce it). So the Emancipation Proclamation actually freed no slaves at all anywhere. The primary purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation was not to free slaves at all or even for US consumption, but as an instrument of international propaganda (particularly on the British who had banned slavery throughout the British Empire several years before, to cease support for the Confederacy and support only the Union) and it worked in that purpose.
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How did the emancipation proclamation feel about the war?
The emancipation Proclamation doesn't have feeling.....
What did the harshest British critics say about the Emancipation Proclamation of US President Lincoln?
Many British critics did not approve of the Emancipation Proclamation. They did not feel it was a good idea.
How did African Americans feel about the emancipation proclamation?
well they feelt pretty good about it
Emancipation of Proclamation?
When Lincoln was president, the Emancipation Proclamation was to free all of the slaves in the Confederacy. :)
How did the Emancipation Proclamation reflect the ideas of the Declaration of Independence?
it was the freedom for people. in declaration of independence it was independence for colonists and for emancipation proclamation is was the slaves
How did the emancipation proclamation feel about the war?
The emancipation Proclamation doesn't have feeling.....
What did the harshest British critics say about the Emancipation Proclamation of US President Lincoln?
Many British critics did not approve of the Emancipation Proclamation. They did not feel it was a good idea.
What document set the slaves free?
The Emancipation Proclomation
How did African Americans feel about the emancipation proclamation?
well they feelt pretty good about it
What happened in the emancipation proclamation?
people ate alot of pie
Emancipation of Proclamation?
When Lincoln was president, the Emancipation Proclamation was to free all of the slaves in the Confederacy. :)
What documents gave enslaved people their freedom in 1863?
That document signed by Abraham Lincoln is the Emancipation Proclamation.
How did the Emancipation Proclamation reflect the ideas of the Declaration of Independence?
it was the freedom for people. in declaration of independence it was independence for colonists and for emancipation proclamation is was the slaves
What was the name of Lincoln's announcement that he would free the slaves?
That would be the Emancipation Proclamation.
What occurred first Formation of the Ku Klux Klan Gettysburg address Presidential election of 1876 Emancipation proclamation?
emancipation proclamation A+ answer
Which President proclaimed that the slaves in the southern states were to be freed?
Lincoln. But they were freed by Union troops during their Southern campaigns, not by the Proclamation, which was mainly a tatcic to shame the British out of helping the cause of slavery.
Was the Emancipation Proclamation linked to the Fall of Vicksburg?
No, Vicksburg's fall had no bearing on the Emancipation Proclamation.
