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What happened to Northern slaves when the Emancipation Proclamation was issued?
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∙ 11y ago
That would mean slaves in the Border states - slave-states that had voted against joining the Confederacy.
Those people would have to remain slaves until the war was won, as Lincoln did not want to upset powerful slave-owners in these crucially important states.
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Who After this northern victory Lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation?
Antietam
What happened on january1 1863?
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Where was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
Gettysburg
Did the US Congress issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
No. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
When did Lincoln isssue the Emancipation Proclamation?
On January 1, 1863 President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who was the president during theempacation proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Which president issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln.
What would have happened if Lincoln hadn't issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
By the time it was issued, most notherners had lost the will to fight. If it had not been issued, the north would have just pretty much given up. The proclamation gave a reason to fight.
Which came first the emancipation proclamation or the Gettysburg address?
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued during the Civil War; Reconstruction was the period following the war.
When was the emmansipation proclamation issued?
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued twice. First one was in September 1862 and again in January 1863.
What was the year emancipation proclamation?
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation 1 January 1863
What does Lincoln do after the Battle of Antietam?
Issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which he'd been wanting to do for several months, but had to wait for a Northern victory, to give him credibility.
