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What freed the slaves in the union?

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12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

The Thirteenth Amendment - December 1865

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Who freed the black slaves?

Abraham Lincoln signed the emanicapation proclamation which freed slaves in states fighting the Union.


What did emancipation proclamation do with the reconstruction?

it freed slaves but most of them were not freed right away. almost 20.000 slaves were freed right away. union must become war for freedom. it declared only those slaves not under union control.


Did the emancipation proclamation free slaves in the union?

It only freed slaves in the Confederacy.


What was the emancipitation proclomatin?

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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.


What slaves were actually freed during Abraham Lincolns emancipation proclamation?

The Emancipation Proclamation "freed" slaves in the States that had seceded from the Union; however, this had no effect since those States did not recognize the authority of the Federal government. It said nothing about slaves in the Union states such as Tennessee. Therefore, it freed no slaves.


What document freed slaves from rebelling against the union?

I think you may be a little confused. The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves that were in areas that were- AT THAT TIME- in rebellion against the Union. Not the slaves rebelling, but the states or parts of states where slaves lived,


The Civil War freed the slaves and re-established what?

The Union


What were the freed slaves rebelling against the Union called?

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Did the emancipation proclamation apply to the entire US?

No. It only freed slaves in the rebellious states. Slaves in states that remained in the Union were not freed by the Emancipation Proclamation, and slaves in states in the Confederacy were technically freed, but since the Union didn't control most of that territory, only a relatively few slaves were actually freed immediately. (Mostly, those that had been captured by Union troops and were being held as "enemy contraband".)


Facts about the Emancipation Proclamation?

It only released slaves of the Confederate States but not the slaves of the Union States. Only the Union slaves could be freed after the war had ended.


A major result of the civil war was that?

union survived. slaves were freed.