The Emancipation Proclomation, freeing slaves in the South
The freeing of slaves was called emancipation. President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation effective 1 January 1863. It proclaimed emancipation (freedom) for all slaves from states then at war with the Union.
The Emancipation Proclamation is a document written during the Civil War freeing slaves in the southern (Confederate) states. Abraham Lincoln signed the document.
emancipation
The Emancipation Proclomation
it free'd all the slaves in the south
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1st, 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation was directed to the areas of the United States in rebellion, and freed the slaves in those areas.
Manumission or emancipation
Freeing southern slaves
(1862) An order issued by President Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in areas rebelling against the Union; took effect January 1, 1863.
Emancipation means the act of freeing. Example: Slaves were emancipated. This means that the slaves were freed.
The Emancipation Proclamation. However, he issued it during the civil war, so no one listened to it after the north had won.