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Why was the emancipation proclamation largely a symbolic measure at the time it was issued?
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What is the name of the document that gave slaves freedom?
The document that President Abraham Lincoln used to free the slaves was called the Emancipation Proclamation. It freed slaves in the rebelling Southern states only, not border states. They were freed later. As Lincoln had no authority to free slaves, this was a war measure. The results were that slaves in areas captured by Union forces were freed.
Why was the Thirteenth Amendment necessary if President Lincoln freed the slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation?
The Emancipation Proclamation was not a law but an executive order by the president. It needed the 13th amendment to the US Constitution to give it the weight and force of law.
When was the emancipation proclamation announced to the public?
President Lincoln SIGNED and ISSUED the Emancipation Proclomation. I don't believe that history is clear on whether or not he actually SPOKE it.
What was the significance of the the Battle of Antietam?
It gave Lincoln the credibility to issue the Emancipation Proclamation without making it sound like a desperate measure.
The Emancipation Proclamation was given after which battle?
Antietam, the first major battle where Lee was defeated. It allowed Lincoln to make the proclamation from a position of strength, and not as a desperate measure.
Why was the emanciptation proclamation largely a symbolic measure at the time ot was issued?
It wasn't symbolic, but a real movement towards freeing slaves in the states in rebellion.
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.
Who was at emancipation proclamation?
Nobody was "at" Emancipation Proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation, was a set of 2 executive orders, written and issued by President Lincoln. President Lincoln thought emancipation was justified as a military necessity to preserve the Union. "If the Proclamation of Emancipation was essentially a war measure, it had the desired effect of depriving the Confederacy of much of its valuable laboring force.
What is the name of the document that gave slaves freedom?
The document that President Abraham Lincoln used to free the slaves was called the Emancipation Proclamation. It freed slaves in the rebelling Southern states only, not border states. They were freed later. As Lincoln had no authority to free slaves, this was a war measure. The results were that slaves in areas captured by Union forces were freed.
Why was the Thirteenth Amendment necessary if President Lincoln freed the slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation?
The Emancipation Proclamation was not a law but an executive order by the president. It needed the 13th amendment to the US Constitution to give it the weight and force of law.
When was the emancipation proclamation announced to the public?
President Lincoln SIGNED and ISSUED the Emancipation Proclomation. I don't believe that history is clear on whether or not he actually SPOKE it.
What was the significance of the the Battle of Antietam?
It gave Lincoln the credibility to issue the Emancipation Proclamation without making it sound like a desperate measure.
What did the union gain from the battle of sharpsburg?
Enough credibility for Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation without making it seem like a desperate measure.
What President Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamation?
It was after the rather lucky Union win at Antietam (Sharpsburg) in September 1862, which gave Lincoln the chance to issue the Proclamation without making it sound like a desperate measure.
The significance of Antietam?
It was the long-awaited Northern victory that enabled Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation without making it sound like a desperate measure.
The Emancipation Proclamation was given after which battle?
Antietam, the first major battle where Lee was defeated. It allowed Lincoln to make the proclamation from a position of strength, and not as a desperate measure.
What battle President Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamation?
It was after the rather lucky Union win at Antietam (Sharpsburg) in September 1862, which gave Lincoln the chance to issue the Proclamation without making it sound like a desperate measure.
