No slaves were directly freed by the Proclamation.
It applied only to slaves in the states that were in rebellion, over which Lincoln had no authority at that time. And it allowed slavery to continue in the states of the Upper South that had remained loyal.
However, it licensed Union troops to free any slaves they came across in their Southern campaigns. This deprived Southern farmers of their labour-force, and helped to starve the Confederacy into submission.
So in a roundabout way, the Proclamation did help to free the slaves.
Slaves in the U.S. south were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation.
it freed the slaves
they were freed
what two requests did the emancipation proclamation make of the newly freed slaves
The Emancipation Proclamation freed those enslaved people who had not already freed themselves in Rebel-held states, but not border states where slavery was also legal.
Slaves in the U.S. south were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation.
Emancipation proclamation
the slaves in the south were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation.
By The Emancipation Proclamation.
Slaves were freed on December 18, 1865, after the civil war. The 13th amendment freed them.
He passed the emancipation proclamation.
The Emancipation Proclamation was Lincoln's wartime act that freed slaves.
The Emancipation Proclamation
it freed the slaves
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation .
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