US Civil War | Slavery | Emancipation Proclamation

Why did not the Emancipation Proclamation free all US slaves?

The final version of US President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation was enacted as a war measure. No slaves were "officially" freed until the 13th amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery. As a matter of practicality, all slaves became free after the end of the Civil War. During the war, slaves that escaped from the South were considered by the Union to be freed. Border states during the war were not effected by the Proclamation.

It only freed the slaves in the Union. It didnt free the slaves in the Confederacy (South) because they had their own President (Jefferson Davis) and they are not going to listen to who they are fighting against.

What was the emancipation proclamation intended to do?

The emancipation proclamation was intended to free all slaves in the South.

Emancipation of Proclamation?

When Lincoln was president, the Emancipation Proclamation was to free all of the slaves in the Confederacy. :)

Why did the Emancipation Proclamation not free all slaves?

The emancipation proclamation did not free all of the slaves, because at that time the border states in the middle of the U.S. were not part of the U.S.

What slaves did the emancipation free?

The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves in the rebelling states (the confederacy) and did not free the slaves in the five border states.

Did the emancipation proclamation free all slaves in all state?

No, they freed the slaves in most but not all of them.

What was the response of many southern slaves to the Emancipation Proclamation?

Southern slaves were excited about the Emancipation Proclamation. After all their years as slaves, they believed that they would soon be free men.

What does the emancipation proclimation do?

The Emancipation Proclamation declared that all slaves were free and that slavery was illegal.

Did the emancipation proclamation immediately free all the slaves?

No the emancipation proclamation did not free all slaves immediately. instead it freed very few people because the emancipation proclamation did not apply to slaves in the border states who were fighting for the union states. it also did not act upon the slaves in the south that were already under union control.

What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

The Emancipation Proclamation did not at first declare all slaves free, though President Lincoln did encourage the southern states to free them. The proclamation is what led to the thirteenth amendment in the commandment, though, a year later declaring all slaves free.

Did the emancipation proclamation immediately set all slaves free?

No, it set them all free immediately.

Did the Emancipation proclamation declared that all enslaved people were free?

Not all African American slaves were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation. Only slaves in rebelling areas were freed. Slaves in every state but Maryland were freed by it.

What is the name of the proclamation issued by abraham lincoln to free all slaves?

You are referring to the Emancipation Proclamation, which only freed some slaves.

What was Lincoln's statement saying that all slaves in the US are free?

Emancipation Proclamation

What did Abraham Lincoln issue that declared all of the slaves free?

the emancipation proclamation

What did the emancipation preclamation do?

The Emancipation Proclamation was written to free all the slaves in the United States. President Lincoln gave all the Union states the order to end slavery, although all the slaves were not freed by the Emancipation Proclamation because of rebellion.