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The Emancipation Proclamation freed all the slaves in Confederate-held states. However, it didn't free the slaves of the border states or anywhere else under federal control. Also, if any Confederate states quit fighting before January 1, they could keep their slaves.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoIn the wake of Lee's astonishing string of wins in Summer '62, the British were close to granting official recognition to the Confederacy and sending military aid.
This would have been catastrophic for the Union, and the only way Lincoln could head them off would be by turning the war into an official crusade against slavery - so it would make those countries look pro-slavery themselves.
But if he declared this while he was on a losing streak, it would look like a desperate measure. So he had to wait for a Union victory. When this unexpectedly happened, in September 1862, he was able to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
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∙ 12y agoAbraham Lincoln made the Emancipation Proclamation in order to stop the British from joining the South's war efforts. Great Britain didn't want to fight for anyone who was fighting for the Right to Have Slaves. This therfore stopped them from intervening and possibling changing the outcome of the Civil War.
God Bless Abe Lincoln
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How did the emancipation proclamation feel about the war?
The emancipation Proclamation doesn't have feeling.....
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.
Which civil war figure issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
After which battle in the Civil War was the Emancipation Proclamation passed?
It was issued after the Battle of Antietam
What decisions did Abe make while the civil war?
Made the Emancipation Proclamation
How did the emancipation proclamation feel about the war?
The emancipation Proclamation doesn't have feeling.....
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.
What starts with p that had to do with the civil war?
Proclamation, as in Emancipation Proclamation.
Which came first the Emancipation Proclamation or the American Civil War?
Civil War - 1861 to 1865.Emancipation Proclamation - January 1, 1863.
What are civil war words that start with p?
Proclamation, as in Emancipation Proclamation.
Who made the emancipation proclamation a federal law?
The Emancipation Proclamation was never a law. It was an executive action used as a war measure in the US Civil War.
What happened if you are alive in emancipation proclamation?
emancipation proclamation was something Lincoln passed to free the slaves in the confederate are during the civil war
What was a important document from the civil war?
the emancipation proclamation
Did Emancipation Proclamation happen before the civil war?
during the war
Why was the Battle of Antietam important to the Emancipation proclamation?
The Battle of Antietam was very important to the Emancipation Proclamation because it was the final battle of the Civil War. The treaty was signed at Antietam Courthouse and the Emancipation Proclamation declared slaves free, which was the whole point in the Civil War.
What did Abraham Lincoln do for his nation?
He freed slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation, if you do not know what that is type the question: What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Why did Abraham Lincoln write the amnesty proclamation?
The emancipation proclamation was to free slaves after civil war.
