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The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves in the Southern states, who already broke off from the union. This meant that President Lincoln had no control over whethere these slaves would be free or not. But once a Southern town or area was freed by Union soldiers, the slaves would be free. This caused help for the Union army from former slaves. The Emancipation Proclamation went into effect January 1, 1863.

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What year did the Declaration of Independence free the slaves?

The Declaration of Independence had nothing to do with freeing any slaves. You are probably thinking of the Emancipation Proclamation in which Lincoln ordered that slaves be freed in any Confederate state that did not return to the Union by January 1, 1863. The Proclamation did not cover any slaves in Union states.


Who freed the slaves during the civil war with his emancipation proclamation?

Beginning January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared, the slaves belonging to persons in rebellion against the United States were free. But the Proclamation did not free slaves in the border states or even those parts of the South, such as Tennessee, that were under Union control. Lincoln still felt that he did not have constitutional authority to free slaves belonging to loyal planters. The Proclamation was a war measure, designed to embarrass the enemy. Since it could not be enforced in the South, Lincoln's Proclamation did not actually free any slaves. But it did give a moral tone to the war. The conflict became a crusade to rid the nation of slavery.


How did the emancipation proclamation lead to the thirteenth amendment?

The Proclamation licensed Union troops to free any slaves they came across in their southern campaigns. It was clear that these ex-slaves could never be returned to their ex-masters. Slavery was dead.


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.


Who was not freed by the proclamation?

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.

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What executive order freed slaves?

The Emancipation Proclamation. It did not actually free the slaves at that time, because Lincoln could not enforce any laws in the South. But it did give the Union troops a licence to free any slaves they came across in their Southern campaigns. This depleted the labour force and deprived the Confederates of farm produce.


Why is it true that the emancipation proclamation by itself did not free any slaves?

Correct, because at the time of the Emancipation Proclamation, there were no slaves in any of the Union's territories or states. However, when the Confederacy lost the Civil War and was thus re-united with the U.S.A., those states had to free their slaves.


What year did the Declaration of Independence free the slaves?

The Declaration of Independence had nothing to do with freeing any slaves. You are probably thinking of the Emancipation Proclamation in which Lincoln ordered that slaves be freed in any Confederate state that did not return to the Union by January 1, 1863. The Proclamation did not cover any slaves in Union states.


Document that freed the slaves?

The 13th Amendment, December 1865. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation of January 1863 did not directly free any slaves, except that it licensed Union troops to free any slaves they came across.


Who freed the slaves during the civil war with his emancipation proclamation?

Beginning January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared, the slaves belonging to persons in rebellion against the United States were free. But the Proclamation did not free slaves in the border states or even those parts of the South, such as Tennessee, that were under Union control. Lincoln still felt that he did not have constitutional authority to free slaves belonging to loyal planters. The Proclamation was a war measure, designed to embarrass the enemy. Since it could not be enforced in the South, Lincoln's Proclamation did not actually free any slaves. But it did give a moral tone to the war. The conflict became a crusade to rid the nation of slavery.


When did the emancipation proclamation free slaves?

It did not actually free any slaves. It gave Union troops a licence to liberate any slaves they found on their Southern campaigns. But its chief aim was to make it impossible for Britain and France to help the Confederates without looking pro-slavery. That was a big factor in eventual Union victory - which had the effect of freeing all the slaves by the end of 1865.


What original documents did Abraham Lincoln sign?

The Emancipation Proclamation which freed African slaves- the Emancipatioon Proclamation stated that any land ( the south) that was not part of the Union had to free its slaves. Obviously the south did not listen to the President of a different country. Abraham Lincoln made the Emancipation Proclamation to get the North on his side. it did not free any slaves.the emancipation proclamaton


What did Abraham Lincoln sign that freed the slaves form the confederate states of America?

Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 to prevent foreign recognition of the Confederate States of America. As Lincoln had no power to free slaves in the Confederate States, the document did not free any slaves and exempted slaves in loyal Union states and in those areas of the South occupied by Federal troops.


What is the emancipaton proclimation?

The Emancipation Proclamation is the proclamation by President Lincoln that effectively ended slavery in the United States. It only proclaims freedom for those slaves in areas the North didn't already control. Lincoln declared that the slaves he couldn't reach were free, but the slaves he could actually have reached and helped were supposed to remain slaves. Some slave states, Maryland and Missouri, for example, never joined the Confederacy, and the Emancipation Proclamation didn't officially end slavery there. However, once the Proclamation came out, slavery and its supporters fell apart even in those areas where the Proclamation didn't, officially, have any effect.


How did the emancipation proclamation lead to the thirteenth amendment?

The Proclamation licensed Union troops to free any slaves they came across in their southern campaigns. It was clear that these ex-slaves could never be returned to their ex-masters. Slavery was dead.


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.


How did the war affected the lives of southern slaves?

After Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation (effective, January 1863), Union troops campaigning in the South were licensed to free any slaves they found.