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THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
The Event
The Causes
The Document
The Response
The Effects
The first draft The first draft of the of the
Emancipation Emancipation ProclamationProclamation
July 22, 1862
September 22, 1862
THE EVENT
The Preliminary
Emancipation Proclamation
September 22, 1862
January 1, 1863
THE EVENT
Lincoln’s view on slavery
“That sight was a continual
torment to me.”1854
“I have always hated slavery, I
think as much as any Abolitionist.”
1858
“I think Slavery is wrong, morally, and politically.”
1859
… we must not interfere with the
institution of slavery in the
states where it exists, because the constitution
forbids it …(1859)
“The Union must be
preserved; and hence all
indispensable means must be
employed.”March, 1862
“Resolved that the United States ought to co-
operate with any state which may adopt gradual abolishment of slavery,
giving to such state pecuniary aid, to be used
by such state in it's discretion, to compensate
for the inconveniences public
and private, produced by such change of system''
If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it …
… and if I could save it by
freeing all the slaves I would
do it
and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving
others alone I would also do
that.
If my name ever goes into
history, it will be for this act, and my whole soul
is in it.
Reasons for Lincoln issuing the EP• Criticism from abolitionists• Changes in public opinion• Hurt the ability of the South to
survive• Try to get South to reconcile• Prevent Britain and France
from helping the Confederacy• Expand presidential power
(instead of Congress)• Antietam
THE CAUSES
ANTIETAM
Did Lincoln have the power to issue the EP?
Commander in ChiefLincoln thought that the military
could free them just like freeing the property of an enemy during war
Why didn't Lincoln free the slaves in the border states?
He didn’t have the authority
He didn’t want to lose their support
THE DOCUMENT
THE RESPONSEIN THE SOUTH – It’s opposed
•Southerners point to the EP as an example of Lincoln being a tyrant•Southerners won’t follow it, as they aren’t part of the Union (in their perspective)
THE IMPACT• Didn’t actually free anyone,
because it only applied to the states in rebellion
• Encouraged some slaves to run away from their owners/masters
• Britain and France more inclined to withhold recognition of the Confederacy
THE RESPONSEIN THE NORTH – It’s mixed
•Some felt it was the right thing to do•Some Abolitionists felt it didn’t go far enough•Many were upset that the war was now about slavery•Leads to some opposition of Lincoln
THE IMPACT• Upset some people in the North, who
were worried about labor competition, didn’t want to fight a war to free slaves
• Opposed entirely by the South, who used it to demonstrate the evils of Lincoln
• Led to African American troops in Union• Changed the cause of the war – now tied
to slavery