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What did Lincoln issue on September 22 1862 which freed all of the slaves in the confederate states?
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What strange thing did Lincoln do in September 1862?
On September 17, 1862, President Lincoln issued the Confederate states an ultimatum. He told them they had 100 days to surrender, and if they didn't, he would proclaim all the slaves in the rebellious states to be free forever.
Why did Lincoln free the slaves DURING the civil war?
To weaken the Confederate states.
What did Abraham Lincoln sign that freed the slaves form the confederate states of America?
Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 to prevent foreign recognition of the Confederate States of America. As Lincoln had no power to free slaves in the Confederate States, the document did not free any slaves and exempted slaves in loyal Union states and in those areas of the South occupied by Federal troops.
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in which he?
Freed all the slaves in the Confederate States
What was signed by Lincoln to free the slaves in the confederate states?
Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves in all the rebellious states of the Union. Lincoln had no power to enforce his statement, so no slaves were actually freed. Also, slaves in the border states that remained loyal to the Union were not freed.
Why did the emancipation proclamation free slaves only in confederate states?
Lincoln freed the slaves in the Confederate States, because they were in rebellion against the Union. Causing most of the Civil war, Lincoln decided to make the Emancipation to abolish the rebillion and keep the Union stable.
What president did the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln signed it. It freed the slaves held in the Confederate States. The other slaves were not freed until later.
Did Abraham Lincoln Stop Slavery When He Was President?
Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation that freed all the slaves in states and parts of states that were still fighting as part of the Confederate States of America.
When was the Emacipation Proclimation?
a speech given by AAbraham Lincoln that stated that most slaves would be freed in confederate states except for the border states.
What is the union and confederate?
The Union is a group of states that disagree with slaves and the Confederate is a group of states that believe in slaves.
Which Civil War battle led President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation to free the slaves in the Confederate states?
Antietam
Who is the author of the emancipation proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation which said that slaves in the Confederate States of America were free.
