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∙ 13y agoUnion troops were officially authorised to rob them of their slaves.
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What did the emancipation proclamation mean for the south?
Legally, for slave-owners, nothing. Tactically, for the Confederate government, the end of any hopes of getting diplomatic recognition and military aid from Britain and France.
Did the proclamation apply to all of the states?
The Emancipation Proclamation applied only to the States that were at war with the union; it did not apply to the four "slave States" that did not secede. In other words, the Emancipation Proclamation did not free any slaves at the time it was published.
Why did Frederick Douglass go to England before emancipation proclamation?
As an escaped slave, he was still subject to the Fugitive Slave Law.
How did the emancipation proclamation stop England and France from helping the Confederacy?
Yes it did, England for a long time was an anti slave country. In signing the Emancipation Proclamation, it abolished slavery, making England not side with the Confederacy due to their anti- slave laws
What is the process of a slave owner releasing his slave called?
The process was called manumission. Prior to the emancipation proclamation, this was sometimes put in an owner's will.
What as the effect of the emancipation proclamation?
The southern slave owners decided to suck the nuts right off of their slaves daughters.
What did the emancipation proclamation affect and who didnt it affect?
It applied to slaves in the states that were in rebellion (where, of course, Lincoln had no authority at that time). It did not apply to slaves in the four slave-states that had remained loyal. Lincoln did not want to upset powerful slave-owners in these states, and drive them into the arms of the Confederacy.
Why did the emancipation proclamation not apply to slave in union state?
Because Lincoln didn't want to upset powerful slave-owners in the border states and drive them into the arms of the Confederacy.
What impact did the emancipation proclamation had on the four slave states?
because...
How the slave trade came to an end?
Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment
What did the emancipation proclamation mean for the south?
Legally, for slave-owners, nothing. Tactically, for the Confederate government, the end of any hopes of getting diplomatic recognition and military aid from Britain and France.
What had been General McClellan's prediction about the Emancipation Proclamation?
Major General George B. McClellan was not a supporter of slavery. With that said, he did believe that the preliminary proclamation emancipation would intensify the South's commitment to the war. This was because it threatened both the property interests of slave owners and the social interest in preserving white supremacy.
Did the proclamation apply to all of the states?
The Emancipation Proclamation applied only to the States that were at war with the union; it did not apply to the four "slave States" that did not secede. In other words, the Emancipation Proclamation did not free any slaves at the time it was published.
Why did Frederick Douglass go to England before emancipation proclamation?
As an escaped slave, he was still subject to the Fugitive Slave Law.
How did the emancipation proclamation stop England and France from helping the Confederacy?
Yes it did, England for a long time was an anti slave country. In signing the Emancipation Proclamation, it abolished slavery, making England not side with the Confederacy due to their anti- slave laws
What is the stated purpose of the emancipation proclamation?
it is stated that every slave in the south and north is and will stay free
What is the process of a slave owner releasing his slave called?
The process was called manumission. Prior to the emancipation proclamation, this was sometimes put in an owner's will.
