Emancipation Proclamation Flashcards
Advantage to destroying slavery
Ruin southern economy
Early on why didn’t Lincoln abolish slavery
He was unsure if it was consitutional (Dred Scott+5th amendment), he was willing to accept slavery if it meant that it would keep the union together
The battle of Antietam which was a victory for the union led to Lincoln issuing what?
Emancipation proclamation
When was the emancipation proclamation
September 22, 1862
What did the Emancipation proclamation say
All slaves in the confederate held territory were to be freed if those states didn’t return them to the union before January 1, 1863
When were slaves freed in the confederate
January 1, 1863
What happened in January 1, 1863
Slaves were freed in all confederate controlled territories. When union forces captured a confederate territory, slaves were freed. Slaves in border states weren’t set free. The intention was to not hurt the south. If Lincoln freed all the slaves, the border states might have seceded from the union as well
Effect of the Emancipation proclamation
Freed few slaves. Slaves had to escape farms to the north or be liberated by union troops. This war became about slavery. This would keep Europe from supporting the south. This forced the south to fight to defend slavery
Why did Lincoln change his mind about slates
War