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Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order from President Abraham Lincoln in 1862 declaring all slaves in the confederate states free.
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After what victory did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
The Battle of Antietam near Sharpsburg, Maryland ended Lee's first attempt to enter the North. It was fought on 17 September 1862 and the Emancipation Proclomation was issued on 22 September 1862 with an effective day of 1 January 1863.
Which slaveholding states did the Emancipation Proclamation apply to?
The states in rebellion - in other words, the Confederate states.
Why did Abraham Lincoln have the right to pass the emancipation proclamation?
Because he was the President of the United States. In the 1800's, it was much easier for a President to pass a proclamation because there were no lobbyists, there were fewer states, so there were not as many Congressmen or Senators to object to any proposed laws or proclamations.
Also the Emancipation was issued during the civil war, the war granted Lincoln emergency powers and through these powers he was able to issue the proclamation. The proclamation would have no authority after the war, only a constitutional change would maintain the proclamation, subsequently it was written into the constitution.
What did the proclamation decree?
It proclaimed in a grandiose fashion that Southern slaves would be 'thenceforward and forever free' - just when Lincoln's government carried no authority in the Southern states.
However, it was the beginning of total war, as it gave Union troops the right to rob the enemy of his property - which included slaves. Those slaves followed the armies back to their camps, and were given jobs there. The obvious conclusion was that if the North won the war, those slaves could never be returned to their one-time owners.
What did the proclamation of 1763 say?
it declared that the native Americans had to remain east of the Appalachians
What US Government document had to be changed to make the Emancipation Proclamation?
congressional record
When did the Emancipation Proclamation happen?
In January, 1863. Two years after the Civil War began.
How do you think slaves who were freed by emancipation felt about Lincoln?
no different because they were still for the most part slaves, just not legally. those who were feed were still not safe because there were many instances of people killing freedmen in the south.
Which was one of abreham lincolns reason for issuing the emancipation proclamation?
If I remember correctly, the main objective (besides the fact that it was the right thing to do) was to create chaos and destabilize the South so it would have to surrender. The South was virtually powerless without its slaves; that was the main reason the South did not want to give up slavery in the first place. The South's main source of income was from tobacco and cotton, and the slaves were the backbone of the production of these crops. In some parts of the South, blacks even outnumbered whites.
What was Emancipation Proclamation and when was it signed?
President Abraham Lincoln issued two executive orders, which make up The Emancipation Proclamation.
The first one order was issued on September 22, 1862, and declared the freedom of all slaves in such territory of the Confederate States of America as did not return to Union control by January 1, 1863.
The second order was issued on January 1, 1863, and enumerated the specific territories where it applied.
The Emancipation Proclamation was signed January 1, 1863. Lincoln issued the Executive Order under his authority as "Commander In Chief of the Army and Navy" under Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution of the United States.
What does the emancipation proclamation say?
The Emancipation Proclamation did not free all the slaves in the United States, it only freed slaves that were not living under Union Control (Norths Control). The Emancipation Proclamation also states that black soldiers can fight for the union, at this point the Union were in need of soldiers. Our 16th President Abraham Lincoln issued this Proclamation
How did Lincoln defend his Emancipation Proclamation?
He was desperate to keep Britain and France out of the war. After the Proclamation, they could not intervene without looking pro-slavery themselves.
because it is the only way to stop slavery.
Where was the emancipation proclamation intended to be implemented?
Only in the states that were in rebellion. The border-states could continue practising slavery for the time being.
What was the immediate effect of president Lincoln issuing the emantipation proclamation?
The Emancipation Proclamation banned slavery
but the southern states wanted slavery so they
left the nation and became CSA Confederate States
of America. This just lead to the Civil War that ended
at 1865.
What was the reaction of the proclamation of 1763?
The proclamation of 1763 was a public announcement that said all lands of the Appalachian Mountains belonged to the Native Americans. Colonists became angry with the Proclamation of 1763 because the Proclamation gave the Crown a monopoly on land bought from Native Americans.
So, instead of listening and following the Proclamations rules and orders, they ignored them.
They were angry that Britain had limited the area available for settlement. They were also upset because the law forbade them from settling in the Ohio River Valley where there was fertile soil for farming, and the Native Americans weren't using it. Many colonists had already bought land west of the Appalachians and now weren't allowed to move. Many colonists did not respect the Native Americans and did not want to preserve their land. The colonists just ignored the law and moved across the Appalachians. AWESOMENESS!
Why did the emancipation proclamation not apply to the entire US?
Under the Constitution, Lincoln did not have the general authority (nor did Congress) to declare an end to slavery in the states of the Union. But in the exercise of his "war powers" as Commander-in-Chief, he could take a wide variety of steps against those at war against the nation. This included confiscating property or freeing slaves being used to support the Confederacy in its fight against the Union. But for areas not in rebellion (esp. the border states that had not rebelled) he had no authority to touch their slaves. (The Proclamation actually included a specific list of the states and parts of states in rebellion on January 1, 1863, the date the proclamation went into effect.)
Note that Lincoln, and Congress, did take other Constitutional steps to free slaves not covered by the Proclamation - beginning in April 1862 with the freeing of all slaves in Washington D.C. (the one place Congress had authority to legislate on such matters), and proposing a Constitutional amendment (the 13th), which finally passed Congress in January 1865 and was ratified by December of that year.
Why did some abolitionists criticize the emancipation proclamation?
because it did not itself outlaw slavery, and did not make the ex-slaves
citizens.
How do you think slaves who were not freed by the emancipation proclamation felt about Lincoln?
They might not have known much about it.
If they did, they would probably have realised that the Proclamation didn't free many slaves anywhere. It was mainly a tactic to stop Britain and France from aiding the South. (It would have made them look pro-slavery themselves.)
What was one way the slaves showed their appreciation for the emancipation proclamation?
During the Civil War many escaped slaves enlisted in the army of the Union.
What did Lincoln proclamation gave a moral purpose to the US Civil War?
The Emancipation Proclamation.
It did not greatly alter people's moral view of the war. But it did have the effect of keeping Britain and France from aiding the Confederates - it would have made them look pro-slavery themselves.
What steps did white southerners take to suppress slave revolts?
Some pro-slavery advocates used The Bible to defend slavery,citing passages that counseled servants to obey their masters.Southern slave owners argued, actually benefited blacks by making them part of a prosperous and Christian civilization.
