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What slaves did the emancipation free?
The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves in the rebelling states (the confederacy) and did not free the slaves in the five border states.
How many slave states were there?
There were49,Because one of the states was Free
What did lincolns emancipation proclamation declare?
All slaves in the confederate states were free.
Who started freeing slaves?
The upper southern states were the first to start freeing slaves. The northern states were already free states and didn't need to free any slaves.
Were slaves in the north free?
If the were slaves, by definition they would not have been free.ANSWER:The states that make up the northern part of the United States were free states. None of the northern states allowed slavery during the American Civil War. That's why so many slaves ran to those states - FREEDOM!
What role did support for slavery playin the secession of southern states?
The Southern states wanted to keep their slaves, and they were worried that President Abraham Lincoln wanted to free the slaves, so many of the southern states left the union to try and keep their slaves.
In 1860 two states had more slaves in their populations than free people. Which states were they?
Southern states. There were 4 million slaves.
What was the consequence for Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation hoped to set all the slaves free?
It didn’t set all slaves free. It only freed slaves in the states of the confederacy. One of the consequences was the slaves began to follow the union troops and many enlisted as soldiers.
What did southerns states have to do to readmitted to the union?
free the slaves.
Were the Black American Slaves really set free?
The slaves held in the United States were officially, fully, and irrefutably set free with the Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution. However, this did not mean that the conditions for the former slaves improved in many areas.
When did the Emancipation Proclamation go into effect and how many slaves did it free?
January 1, 1863. It only freed all slaves in the states that had seceded and formed the Confederacy. In all, it was about 3 million slaves.
What did lincolns emancipation declare?
slaves in confederate states to be free
