Week 2 Emancipation as a process Flashcards
The confederate states of America
was a collection of 11 states that seceded from the United States in 1860 following the election of President Abraham Lincoln.
How did Africans feel after the start of the civil war?
They felt that it was a good start to the emancipation process because it was an opportunity to challenge slavery.
what was the “white mans war”
was the oft-repeated refrain during the first two years of the Civil War, as blacks were told over and over again to stay out of it. Throughout this period, President Lincoln steadfastly refused to enlist men of African descent.
Who was Frederick Douglass and what was he known for?
Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, becoming famous for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings.
The confiscation acts of 1861 and 1862
designed to allow the federal government to seize property, including slave property, being used to support the Confederate rebellion.
The First Confiscation Act (1861)
Congress passes First
Confiscation Act, providing for the
seizure of all property used in
rebellion, including enslaved people
The Second Confiscation Act (1862)
was passed that freed the slaves of persons engaged in rebellion against the United States. The law also empowered the president to use freed slaves in the Union army in any capacity, including battle.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 and what did it do?
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. The proclamation declared “that all persons held as slaves” within the rebellious states “are, and henceforward shall be free.”
What is the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation of 1862?
President Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation in the midst of the Civil War, announcing on September 22, 1862, that if the rebels did not end the fighting and rejoin the Union by January 1, 1863, all slaves in the rebellious states would be free.
