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It technically freed the slaves in the states in rebellion, but not the ones in the Border states that had stayed loyal. In practice, it did not free many slaves, but the Union troops were licensed to liberate any slaves they came across in their Southern campaigns. These presently joined the Union armies.
Who is considered a Founding Father can very. John Adams, Samuel Adams, Oliver Ellsworth, Alexander Hamilton, Robert Treat Paine, Thomas Paine, and Roger Sherman did not hold slaves. Others held slaves at sometime in their lives. Ben Franklin for example held slaves, but would later found an abolition society.
The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves in the states that were in rebellion. This put the onus on them to return to the Union or face the loss of slaves. Many slaves fled to the union lines where they were considered contraband property until the proclamation went into effect.
Many were freed or merged into Arab society.
Harriet Tubman, freed many slaves in the 1800s.
reign During the reign of King John II many slaves were freed.
Freed slaves were heavily discriminated against and were denied many rights.
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Some freed slaves were able to move on and find work and make a decent living for themselves and their families. Some freed slaves stayed on the plantations where they had worked before or moved to other plantations nearby. Many freed slaves did not know how to be free, so they caused problems by stealing and fighting.
Some freed slaves were able to move on and find work and make a decent living for themselves and their families. Some freed slaves stayed on the plantations where they had worked before or moved to other plantations nearby. Many freed slaves did not know how to be free, so they caused problems by stealing and fighting.
They did not know how to live on their own as free people