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The Emancipation Proclamation is an order issued to all segments of the Executive branch (including the Army and Navy) of theUnited States by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War.

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How did black southerns react to emancipation proclamation?

Black southerners reacted in a positive way to the emancipation proclamation. The act allowed the slaves to be freed, and this gave the blacks a free life, something they had been wanting for a long time.


How long did slavery go on before the proclamation of emancipation?

Many many years.


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


Why did it take so long for slavery to end in America after the Emancipation Proclamation?

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How long did some Texas plantation owners take to inform their slaves of the Emancipation Proclamation?

over two years


How did African Americans in the north react to the emancipation proclamation?

White southerners where horrified. They were worried that the slaves would revolt. The slaves were confused but were free they started a revolt and put the confederacy into financial struggles .


Was the Battle of Antietam the last battle before the emancipation proclamation?

Yes. This was the long-awaited Union victory that gave Lincoln the credibility to issue the Proclamation, which he did very promptly indeed - just a few days.


The significance of Antietam?

It was the long-awaited Northern victory that enabled Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation without making it sound like a desperate measure.


How did the Battle of Antietam affect the south life?

It was the long-awaited Northern victory that gave Lincoln the credibility to issue the Emancipation Proclamation, which had the important effect of keeping the British from helping the Confederates. So it was not good news for the South.


How long did slavery in America last?

Over 200 years. It didn't end til the Emancipation proclamation in the 1800's.


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