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The Emancipation Proclamation was very carefully worded to not free anyone anywhere at the time of its writing!
The Emancipation Proclamation only freed the slaves inside states in rebellion (i.e. Confederacy) and not controlled by Union troops. These states obviously ignored the Emancipation Proclamation and did not free any slaves. At the time the Emancipation Proclamation was written Union troops did not control any of those states.
The Emancipation Proclamation explicitly permitted states that had stayed in the Union to keep their slaves. This was because if the Emancipation Proclamation freed such slaves then these states would probably leave the Union and join the Confederacy. Lincoln could not afford to have that happen!
In fact the Emancipation Proclamation was a Propaganda document to encourage European support for the Union, and it was not expected to have any effect on either slave masters or enslaved people.
Actually freeing the enslaved people would have to wait until after the war.
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It freed slaves in those Confederat states, which had not returned to Union control by January 1, 1863.
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∙ 7y agoThe Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves that were held in states that were in rebellion- that is, the states that had seceded and joined the Confederacy. President Lincoln was unable to free slaves in the non-rebel states because the Constitution contains language that indicates slavery was acceptable. Only an amendment to the Constitution could fully abolish slavery- and that's what happened at the end of 1865 when the 13th Amendment was ratified.
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∙ 6y agoThe Emancipation Proclamation was very carefully worded to not free anyone anywhere at the time of its writing!
The Emancipation Proclamation only freed the slaves inside states in rebellion (i.e. Confederacy) and not controlled by Union troops. These states obviously ignored the Emancipation Proclamation and did not free any slaves. At the time the Emancipation Proclamation was written Union troops did not control any of those states.
The Emancipation Proclamation explicitly permitted states that had stayed in the Union to keep their slaves. This was because if the Emancipation Proclamation freed such slaves then these states would probably leave the Union and join the Confederacy. Lincoln could not afford to have that happen!
In fact the Emancipation Proclamation was a Propaganda document to encourage European support for the Union, and it was not expected to have any effect on either slave masters or enslaved people.
Actually freeing the enslaved people would have to wait until after the war.
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∙ 13y agoIt freed slaves in those Confederat states, which had not returned to Union control by January 1, 1863.
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∙ 9y agoThe Emancipation Proclamation was applied everywhere Union Army had seized Confederate territory and border states.
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The emancipation proclamation applied to slaves in?
South Carolina
What The Emancipation Proclamation applied to slaves in?
South Carolina
Where did the emancipation proclamation apply to slaves?
The Emancipation Proclamation was applied everywhere Union Army had seized Confederate territory and border states.
Emancipation proclamation did not free the slaves in which state?
The Emancipation proclamation did not free the slaves in which state?
Did the proclamation apply to all of the states?
The Emancipation Proclamation applied only to the States that were at war with the union; it did not apply to the four "slave States" that did not secede. In other words, the Emancipation Proclamation did not free any slaves at the time it was published.
The emancipation proclamation applied to slaves in?
South Carolina
What The Emancipation Proclamation applied to slaves in?
South Carolina
Where did the emancipation proclamation apply to slaves?
The Emancipation Proclamation was applied everywhere Union Army had seized Confederate territory and border states.
Emancipation proclamation did not free the slaves in which state?
The Emancipation proclamation did not free the slaves in which state?
What document set the slaves free?
The Emancipation Proclomation
What proclamation free'd slaves in the south?
The Emancipation Proclamation
Did the proclamation apply to all of the states?
The Emancipation Proclamation applied only to the States that were at war with the union; it did not apply to the four "slave States" that did not secede. In other words, the Emancipation Proclamation did not free any slaves at the time it was published.
Emancipation of Proclamation?
When Lincoln was president, the Emancipation Proclamation was to free all of the slaves in the Confederacy. :)
What slaves did not gain freedom under the proclamation?
Slaves in the border states that had remained loyal to the Union, as well as slaves in areas already controlled by the Union army, were not granted freedom under the Emancipation Proclamation. Additionally, the proclamation did not apply to states that were not in rebellion against the United States.
Slaves in states that were controlled by the South were freed by the?
The Emancipation Proclamation is credited with freeing the slaves in the United States.
What was emancipation proclamation intended to do?
The emancipation proclamation was intended to free all slaves in the South.
Who was freed by the emancipation proclamation in which region?
Slaves in the U.S. south were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation.
