Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1st of 1863. This was after the third year of the Civil War. The paper stated that “all persons held as slaves are, and henceforward shall be free”. The paper only pertained to states still in the rebellion. This document showed how much executive power the president had during the war, although Lincoln’s advisors did not at first agree with what Abraham was doing and they did not at first support the Emancipation Proclamation. During Abraham Lincoln’s inaugural speech, he claimed that he wasn’t going to have anything to do with slavery in the states that it existed, and he wasn’t going to interfere at all. That changed quickly after three months of the Civil War. In a letter to Congress, he showed his changed views. Although as a
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It stated that slaves in rebellious states, were now and forever free. Although it took more than one time to be issued, when it did take place, it freed about three million enslaved people. The document changed the focus of the war, from fighting brother against brother, to something that actually made sense: freeing the slaves. It became a fight for freedom, not a pointless fight against one another. This also prevented European forces to intervene in the war on behalf of the Confederacy, crippling the southern states even more. As the war got worse, the republicans became more convinced that the Emancipation Proclamation would help. Although there were some precautions to the document, nothing stopped anyone from issuing it. The Thirteenth Amendment took place in 1865, stating that slavery and involuntary servitude were never to take place again in the United States. The only reason it took this long was because there weren’t enough Democrats that voted for it until two years later. So this goes on to the next point, the immediate effects of the Emancipation
It stated that slaves in rebellious states, were now and forever free. Although it took more than one time to be issued, when it did take place, it freed about three million enslaved people. The document changed the focus of the war, from fighting brother against brother, to something that actually made sense: freeing the slaves. It became a fight for freedom, not a pointless fight against one another. This also prevented European forces to intervene in the war on behalf of the Confederacy, crippling the southern states even more. As the war got worse, the republicans became more convinced that the Emancipation Proclamation would help. Although there were some precautions to the document, nothing stopped anyone from issuing it. The Thirteenth Amendment took place in 1865, stating that slavery and involuntary servitude were never to take place again in the United States. The only reason it took this long was because there weren’t enough Democrats that voted for it until two years later. So this goes on to the next point, the immediate effects of the Emancipation