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What was signed by Lincoln to free the slaves in the confederate states?
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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.
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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.
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.
Who wrote and what is the Emancipation Proclomation?
The Emancipation Proclamation is a document written during the Civil War freeing slaves in the southern (Confederate) states. Abraham Lincoln signed the document.
Why did Lincoln free the slaves DURING the civil war?
To weaken the Confederate states.
Who was freed by Lincoln when he signed the Emancipation Proclamation?
Slaves in the rebelling states
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in which he?
Freed all the slaves in the Confederate States
What was the emancipation proclination?
Not sure. On the other hand, the Emancipation ProclAMation was an order signed by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War that freed all slaves in the Confederate States of America. This did not free all slaves, as states like Kentucky and West Virginia got to keep their slaves, as Lincoln did not want those states to join the South. And even then, since the United States and the Confederate States were two separate countries at that time, Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation had no effect on the Confederates - it'd be akin to Germany ordering Britain to hand over milk supplies nowadays.
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.
Who freed the black slaves?
Abraham Lincoln signed the emanicapation proclamation which freed slaves in states fighting the Union.
What document freed the slaves in the confederate states?
The Emancipation Proclamation freed all the slaves in Confederate states. It was signed by Abraham Lincoln in 1863. As Lincoln had no authority in the rebelling Southern states, the document allowed military commanders to free slaves in lands they captured. Sometimes these slaves joined the Union army.
What is the name of the document President Lincoln signed that freed slaves in confederate states?
Slaves were freed on December 18, 1865, after the civil war. The 13th amendment freed them.
What did Lincoln issue on September 22 1862 which freed all of the slaves in the confederate states?
The Emancipation Proclamation. It did not, of course, free all the slaves in the Confederate states, since Lincoln had no authority over those states at the time. The princpal effect was to keep Britain and France out of the war, for fear of looking pro-slavery themselves.
