... nothing less than a book. Thus I was faced with narrowing my topic without loosing sight of my main goal. I believe that in looking at the Emancipation Proclamation I have done so. It was a sufficiently narrow subject to deal with in the time and space allowed yet at the same time requires enough background ... their fellow states. Eventually Lincoln came to the conclusion that the Confederates had to be dealt a crushing blow. The Emancipation Proclamation clearly was that intended blow. Its effects are numerous indeed. It can never be know for certain when Lincoln decided to take this ...

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... power sharply increased and with it so did their advantage in the war. Many states, including Maryland, Tennessee, and Louisiana, amended their state constitutions to abolish slavery. Planning the Emancipation Proclamation, it was thought that the movement would reinforce the Union's cause overseas and depress any foreign intervention against them. Indeed, this was a smart tactical move by Lincoln because it ... Napoleon in France had been very sympathetic to the Confederate States of America, as it was in their interests to have a weak USA- (The Thirteenth Amendment 47). "The Emancipat...

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... and his party would consider an abolition amendment. There were many different views, and drafts written in regard to the emancipation proclamation: The African American View, a soldier's view, and the first and final drafts of the proclamation. The most important view of the emancipation proclamation would be that of the African Americans. Their perception of Lincoln and the question of who freed the slaves remain ... the union soldiers understood what the sacrifices were for and they both agreed the fighting was worth it. To focus strictly on the views of the Emancipation Proclamation...

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... not want to give them the same rights as whites. This distinction is extremely important as to why Lincoln was able to write the Emancipation Proclamation without contradicting his own beliefs. Lincoln believed that slavery was wrong, but was in no sense an abolitionist. Part of this was because Lincoln ... Lincoln also gained the support of the Radical Republicans, which allowed him to be re-elected in 1864. The timing of the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation was a strategic move that helped to ensure the defeat of the South. Lincoln issued it at a time when the Confederates wer...

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... ." I believe this to be a broad statement, only accurate when looking at the very end of the period; it is not correct when considering the immediate effects of the Emancipation proclamation or even up to the end of the 1960's. Fiehn, on the other hand, correctly states that "the principle of black protest had been established, although it took many ... Lincoln "placed the nation uppermost – above peace, above abolition, above property rights, and even above the constitution.5" Other ulterior motives are suggested by Hutchins who believes the Emancipation Proclamation "helped ease t...

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... struggle is to save the union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery" Abraham Lincoln 1862, before he issued the emancipation proclamation to the world. The military diplomatic and political maneuvers during the first three years of the war took place by sometimes acknowledging ... over with the Border State politicians but they would not hear of it. So, Lincoln decided that after a victorious battle he would issue an emancipation proclamation to the world. But the wait for a winning battle turned out to be a little to long, and the army in Virginia suffered its ... separated on ...

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... effect, and was the document that supposedly freed the slaves and gave them their right to live a full, normal lifestyle. The "Emancipation Proclamation" was a strain of well thought out political processes by Abraham Lincoln and his cabinet. The point of these documents was to give ... knew would not have an effect on the lives of the slaves in 95% of the south? The answer is purely political. The Emancipation Proclamation can not be a great document for what it did in its time because it effectively did not do anything, but the political repercussions and symbolism of ... hating the ...

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... confederate slaves when the war was doing badly. On September, 22, 1862 Lincoln gave a pre-copy of the proclamation. The south did not take Lincoln's policy and so he made the Emancipation Proclamation January, 1, 1863. It really did not free one slave. The Exanimation Proclamation gave power to the war attempt and weakened the south. By the end of the war, many slaves helped ... the union army or navy. The former slaves helped the north win the war. The Exanimation Proclamation made the war a fight against slavery. It inspired southern slaves who heard about it to free themselves. The ...

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The Emancipation Proclamation was a critical part of President Lincoln's term in office. Although it is one of the most important documents in United States history, it is ... the civil war, and America's place in the world wide progression to end slavery. Lincoln was determined to mark his name into history when signing the Emancipation Proclamation. While it stated that all slaves in the rebellion states were freed, the document was not accepted into the Confederacy, and did not instantly free any ... to end slavery. Besides his distaste for the system, he felt that the South could not com...

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... the Union to victory and started reconstruction of the country in 1865. His most known accomplishment though, considered by many, was the emancipation of black slaves. However, I think that although Lincoln was an abolitionist and did issue the Emancipation Proclamation, he seldom regarded political and social equality of black and white people a possibility in the country's future. More importantly, ending ... moves could be raised to a legal or constitutional level and caused massive disputations. Many historians, such as Allen Guenzo, the author of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation:...

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... free or they themselves would be subdued for they are a major element and could be used to help the North." Lincoln issued a preliminary emancipation proclamation in September of 1862. It stated that as of January 1, 1863, all slaves were to be freed in those areas still in rebellion ... wanted to express the need to end slavery once and for all. But he also declared that he supported the concept of compensated emancipation. After making this announcement Lincoln was condemned by some Northerners because he did not abolish slavery everywhere. However, he was not ... Slaves now had a re...

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EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION The whole thing started because of the Republican Party who wanted to keep the slavery states safe and the radical republicans that wanted to free the slave states. In 1861 ... said. The general did not change it and then was taken from the army with Lincoln's orders. After that Lincoln wrote to Fremont asking if something could by done by proclamation. He was dismissed and a new general came in to play, Henry Halleck. He stated then that all the slaves that ran away would not be considered free. Many people were ... were going to do this that they needed to win a ...

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... there. His loyalist forces had been reduced by desertion and harassment to about 300 troops. This event set the stage for a profound decision on Dunmore's part. In desperation, Dunmore issued a proclamation calling on all able bodied men to assist him in the defense of the colony, including the slaves of patriots. These blacks were promised their freedom in exchange for service ... of a slave rebellion. Some thought Dunmore had lost his mind. Still, his strategy was extremely successful. Within a month, Dunmore had raised 800 soldiers. The Virginia Congress immediately replied to Dunmor...

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... steadily gained support, with the Democrats losing decisively in the 1863 elections in the northern state of Ohio when they tried to resurrect anti-black sentiment. Emancipation Proclamation The Emancipation Proclamation enabled African-Americans, both free blacks and escaped slaves, to join the Union Army. About 190,000 volunteered, further enhancing the numerical advantage the Union ... Greeley's newspaper. In September 1862, the Battle of Antietam provided this opportunity, and the subsequent War Governors' Conference added support for the proclamation. Lincoln issued his preliminary...

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... in the Eastern Theater, battle was inconclusive in 1861–62. The autumn 1862 Confederate campaigns into Maryland and Kentucky failed, dissuading British intervention. Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which made ending slavery a war goal. Slavery was the central source of escalating political tension in the 1850s. The Republican Party was determined to prevent any spread ... enemy steadily gained support, with the Democrats losing decisively in the 1863 elections in the northern state of Ohio when they tried to resurrect anti-black sentiment. Emancipation Proclamation The Ema...

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... slavery. The President of the union, Abraham Lincoln wrote a policy to abolish slavery in the union in hopes to weaken the confederates. This policy was called the Emancipation Proclamation. Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation as a strategic military move rather then a personal viewpoint. Everyone in America knows Abraham Lincoln was the great president who wrote a policy and abolished slavery. That document ... was the Emancipation Proclamation. Some people think it was his adverse beliefs on slavery when he was a kid that led him to write the Emancipation Proclamation,...

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... lets us look at a side of the Emancipation Proclamation that we might not have looked at but is very important to understanding the civil war. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued on September 22, 1862 and it declared slaves "forever free."(p.152) This proclamation was very damaging to the Confederate army. It ... that point on, the European recognition that the Confederacy so desperately sought would seem an endorsement of slavery."(p.153) President Lincoln had written the proclamation way before it was issued. He was advised not to have it declared until the Union had a victory. T...

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... Union on January 1, 1863 would forever be free. It did not include slave states loyal to the Union. On January 1, 1863, Lincoln issued the final order as the Emancipation Proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation, though legally binding, was a war measure that could be reversed later. Therefore, in 1865, Lincoln helped push through Congress the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished slavery ... throughout the nation (World Book). The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves, and allowed them to fight in the Civil War, but did not protect them from the extreme prejudice that ...

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... and south of the equator in 1820. Despite agreements and legislation, some slave trading still continued?. 2 Starting form the Black Codes of 1865 to the 50th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, the American history still calls for to brood over each and every details of that struggle which took many years to see the sun of total freedom and liberty. Citizenship ... of state and national governments' refusal to enforce the legislation. 1 During the Civil War, Lincoln "freed" slaves in specific regions of the U.S. On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipa...

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... and south of the equator in 1820.   Despite agreements and legislation, some slave trading still continued-.  2 Starting form the Black Codes of 1865 to the 50th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, the American history still calls for to brood over each and every details of that struggle which took many years to see the sun of total freedom and liberty. Citizenship ... of state and national governments' refusal to enforce the legislation. 1 During the Civil War, Lincoln "freed" slaves in specific regions of the U.S. On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Ema...

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... issue of slavery and others think it happened because the events outlined by James Mcapherson in his article "Who Freed the Slaves?" that Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and the Union's victory helped slaves to gain their freedom. Barbara Fields wrote that the slaves did not need nor wait for anybody to ... who freed slaves : "The clear answer is the war. Without the Civil War there would be no confiscation act, no Emancipation Proclamation, no Thirteenth Amendment and certainly no self-emancipation, and almost certainly no end of slavery for several more decades at least. "Without ...

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... the United States recognized the legality of slavery, the ultimate form of discrimination. With a renewed desire and passion, Lincoln bravely put an end to the appalling practice by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863. In his statement he declared free all slaves under Confederate control, bestowing liberty on over 3,120,000 slaves. Almost 186, 000 of these former slaves displayed their ... bitter legacy of slavery. This was the beginning of the African American Civil Rights Movement. The Civil Rights Movement was just one of many long-range effects of President Lin...

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... new policies due to the arising conflict of slavery during the war. Throughout the war, he had developed new beliefs on slavery and emancipation. Lincoln had no intention to intervene with slavery at the beginning of the war; however, towards the end of the war, he ... ending slavery and bringing justice to African Americans by the end of it. During the Civil War, Lincoln developed the idea of compensated emancipation for the border states, in order to help preserve the Union and free the slaves. Lincoln had wanted to gradually end slavery, ... border states seceding which would ruin hi...

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... policies and his writings. And because of this attitude Lincoln, in the end, is considered a constitutional revolutionary. On the first of January 1863 President Lincoln issued a speech known as the Emancipation Proclamation. The speech declared that slaves in rebellious States would be from then on free. In his own words it was stated,All persons held as slaves within any state or ... them. By doing this Lincoln was able to gain support from the northern free blacks. This would lead to them joining his army and furthering his cause. The effects the emancipation proclamation satisfied t...

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... against the Union on January 1, 1863, would be forever free. It did not include slave states loyal to the Union. On Jan 1, 1863, Lincoln issued the final order as the Emancipation Proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation, though legally binding, was a war measure that could be reversed later. Therefore, in 1865, Lincoln helped push through Congress the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished slavery throughout ... slaves, Lincoln is known as the "Great Emancipator." However, many discredit that title for Lincoln due to the fact that he too believed that blacks were inferi...

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