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The Emancipation proclamation in 1863 freed the slaves in the states in rebellion but no where else in the Union, but the war will go on for 3 more years before peace is signed. It isn't until the 13th amendment in 1865 was made into law making slavery illegal .

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Why were the slaves freed?

The Civil War was over slavery. The North was against it and the south was for slavery. The North won so all the slaves were freed.


If the Civil War was over slavery why wasn't the northern slaves freed first?

First of all, the civil war was not fought over slavery. The Northern slaves were freed first because it took longer for King Lincoln's army to beat down the confederacy. The slaves in the south weren't freed until reconstruction.


Were slaves freed when their masters died?

In the United States before the US Civil War, slaves were not freed when the slave holder died. In most cases they remained as part of the "property" of the slave owners estate. It is likely that the heirs of the deceased slave owner took over the plantation and kept the slaves.


When were slaves freed after which war?

US Civil War


What were freed slaves able to do at the end of the war?

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.


What were slaves freed at the end of the war able to do?

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.


Why was the American War important?

it freed slaves!


Where the slaves freed after the civil war?

Back to Where they came from


What challenges did the newly freed slaves in post-war America?

The main challenges the newly freed slaves faced was SUCKING THIS DICK.


Which US constitutional amendment freed the slaves at the end of the Civil War?

The 13th amendment to the United States Constitution freed the slaves.


What challenges did the newly freed slaves face in post-war America?

The main challenges the newly freed slaves faced was SUCKING THIS DICK.


What did the emancipation proclamation accomplish?

It freed slaves in states outside of the Union. It freed the slaves in the Confederacy. It freed slaves in the rebelling states. It frees slaves. It was issued by American President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War, using war time powers to free the slaves of the ten states in rebellion against the United States government. The Proclamation immediately freed 50,000 slaves.