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Why do many US Civil War historians believe was the most substantial military effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Because the Emancipation Proclamation made Black enlistment in the US. Army legally authorized and Black regiments started to be formed. Eventually 166 Black regimental units were formed: At the beginning they were designated as "Colored", Ultimately all became "U.S.Colored Troops". In all 178,975 soldiers in the Union Army were Blacks, of whom 2,870 were killed in battle..
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Lincoln justified his Emancipation Proclamation on the basis of?
Lincoln made the argument that the Emancipation Proclamation was a military necessity. Lincoln believed the proclamation would weaken the South.
What does the emancipation proclamation say the executive government including military will do?
to free all slaves
The emancipation proclamation had the effect of?
Keeping Britain and France from sending military aid to the Confederates, for fear of looking pro-slavery.
What did Lincoln promise to do about slavery after the Battle of Antietam?
He issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which kept the British from sending military aid to the Confederates.
What was an impact of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Making it impossible for the British to send military aid to the Confederates - it would have made them look pro-slavery.
Lincoln justified his Emancipation Proclamation on the basis of?
Lincoln made the argument that the Emancipation Proclamation was a military necessity. Lincoln believed the proclamation would weaken the South.
What is the impotance of the emancipation proclamation?
It kept the British from recognising the Confederacy and sending military aid.
What does the emancipation proclamation say the executive government including military will do?
to free all slaves
What did Lincoln want before he announced the Emancipation Proclamation?
a major Union military victory
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 did Lincoln to do about slavery after the battle of Antietam?
He issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which kept the British from sending military aid to the Confederates.
What are two things the emancipation proclamation accomplish?
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the slave owning Southern states. It also ordered that those among the freed slaves who were capable of serving in the Union Army were eligible to enroll and be paid for that military service.
The emancipation proclamation had the effect of?
Keeping Britain and France from sending military aid to the Confederates, for fear of looking pro-slavery.
What did Lincoln promise to do about slavery after the Battle of Antietam?
He issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which kept the British from sending military aid to the Confederates.
What was the reaction to the northern democrats to the emancipation proclamation?
Relief that Britain and France would not be able to send military aid to the Confederates.
What was the reaction to northern democrats to the emancipation proclamation?
Relief that Britain and France would not be able to send military aid to the Confederates.
What did the emancipation prolclamation do?
The Emancipation Proclamation declare freedom for slaves in the ten states remaining at war with the Union. It also allowed military service for freedman who were deemed competent for service.
