the governent returned the land to the original owners
The Emancipation Proclamation, however this was in name only, no slaves at all were freed as the Union had no control of Confederate territory and was unable to enforce it.
January 1, 1863.
Lincoln
Abandoned land was promised to the newly freed blacks.
Emancipation proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation
it freed all states in rebellion. with were the southeren confederate states it turned the war into a battle about slavery which keeped Britain and France out of the war for the confederate side. it never freed any norhtern slaves
Abraham Lincoln signed it. It freed the slaves held in the Confederate States. The other slaves were not freed until later.
Freed all the slaves in the Confederate States
During the Civil War, President Andrew Johnson implemented policies regarding abandoned land, particularly in the South. He introduced the concept of "land for loyalty," which allowed Union supporters to claim abandoned properties, promoting loyalty to the Union. Additionally, the Freedmen's Bureau, established in 1865, aimed to manage abandoned lands and redistribute them to formerly enslaved individuals, although these efforts faced significant challenges and resistance. However, Johnson's approach ultimately favored the restoration of land to former Confederate owners, limiting the effectiveness of land redistribution for freed people.
It stated that all slaves in the Confederate states should be freed.
Slaves living in the Confederate states during the Civil War were freed.