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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.
What else can I help you with?
Did the US Congress issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
No. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
How were slaves freed in the US?
By The Emancipation Proclamation.
Was the Emancipation Proclamation the document that abolished slavery in the US?
No, the Emancipation Proclamation was written by Abraham Lincoln after conferring with Frederick Douglass.
Who made the emancipation proclamation a federal law?
The Emancipation Proclamation was never a law. It was an executive action used as a war measure in the US Civil War.
What outlawed slavery in the US?
Emancipation proclamation, then 13th amendment
When slavery was shutdown?
In the US it was when the Emancipation Proclamation was passed in 1863
Which of these documents was written first 1 Emancipation Proclamation 2 Declaration of Independence 3 US Constitution?
Declaration of Independence (1776)US Constitution (1787)Emancipation Proclamation (1863)
What did the harshest British critics say about the Emancipation Proclamation of US President Lincoln?
Many British critics did not approve of the Emancipation Proclamation. They did not feel it was a good idea.
What ended slavery throughout the US?
The thirteenth amendment and the Emancipation Proclamation.
What event was eventually lead to freedom of slaves in the US?
Emancipation Proclamation
What document freed all the slaves in the US and in what year?
Emancipation Proclamation
What famous document is connected to the US Civil War?
The Emancipation Proclamation.
