The Emancipation Proclamation

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The Emancipation Proclamation

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Questions

• What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
• The Emancipation Proclamation was a decree
  carried on by Abraham Lincoln that stated that
  all African American slaves living within the
  confederate states would be granted their freedom
  unless the states declared their loyalty to the
  union.

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What happened on September in the year of 1862?

• In September of 1862 Lincoln issue a preliminary
  decree that stated that unless the rebellious
  states returned to the union before January 1st,
  freedom would be granted to the slaves within
  those states.

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How many confederate states took the offer? What
happened?

• None of the confederate states took the offer and
  on January 1st just like he promised the
  Emancipation Proclamation took place.

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Did the Emancipation Proclamation free all the
slaves?

• No, the Emancipation Proclamation did not free
  all the slaves. It only freed the slaves living
  within the rebellious states or also known as the
  confederate states.

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How did the freed slaves react?

• The freed slaves took action right away and most
  of them migrated to the Union states to join the
  Union army and fight for the freedom of the free.

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Why did Lincoln free the slaves living within the
Confederate states but not the slaves living
within the Union states?

• Lincoln freed the slaves from the Confederate
  states because they were rebelling against the
  Union and he knew that liberating the slaves
  would cause them major harm. However, he did not
  free the slaves from the Union because he feared
  he would loose the loyalty of the people.

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Time Period1860-1863

• The Emancipation Proclamation took place when
  Abraham Lincoln was president (1860). During this
  time slavery was popular amongst the people and
  the nation was divided into two groups. The
  confederates and the union.
• Lincoln was against slavery and he believed the
  slaves should be freed.
• After the Unions victory in Antietam, in the year
  of 1862, Lincoln decided to issue a preliminary
  decree.

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Define the topic

• The Emancipation was a document that Abraham
  Lincoln created to help free the slaves.
• The Emancipation was made public on September in
  the year of 1862.
• This decree stated that unless the confederate
  states surrendered to the Union, every slave
  within those states would be granted their
  freedom.

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Abraham Lincoln
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What happened?

• Abraham Lincoln was a man that did not support
  slavery and believed that slavery was a bad thing
  and he wanted to find a solution to abolish it
  without upsetting his followers.
• He saw his opportunity during the Civil War.
• He then issued a mandate stating that if the
  rebellious states did not return to the Union,
  all slaves living within them would be granted
  their freedom.

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How did he affect the African American people at
the time?

• Abraham Lincoln Lincoln affected the African
  American people because he started a movement
  that would end up being the start to a revolution
  that would change millions of lives for the
  better.
• He granted hundreds and thousands of African
  Americans their freedom.
• Not only that but he granted them the opportunity
  to fight for the Union.
• Which became a remarkable opportunity and
  significant movement.

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Primary Document
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Continued...

• The Emancipation Proclamation was important
  because it was a mandate that freed the slaves
  living within the rebellious or the confederate
  states.
• This document was the beginning to a movement
  that would eventually bring all the African
  Americans their freedom and the equality they
  sought and deserved.

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