The Advent of emancipation added the number of free Americans by a great deal. This transformation of status weakened the south‚ strengthening the North. The slaves in the south were a possible force in aiding the Confederates against the North‚ which would have been a grand blow to the Union government. Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation was a genius step of weakening south‚ economically‚ socially and force wise. The European colonists and slave masters who completely depended on slave labor and
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as one seamless document. Please respond to at least three other classmates for the following questions: Q. Express what you feel is the true motivation behind the Emancipation Proclamation as it was issued on January 1‚ 1863. A. Once again‚ to better understand the September release of the Emancipation Proclamation‚ one needs to go back a few months. The war was dragging on‚ heading deeper into its second year. Although the North had seen its fair share of victories‚ they suffered considerable
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currently and what needs to be changed. The speakers also talk about ways to change the negative things that are going on. Mr. King’s speech is about the fight for justice and equality. In Mr. King’s speech he talks about the signing of the emancipation proclamation 100 years ago and how the Negro is still not free. In his speech Dr. King repeats the phrase “100 years later” to list the difficulties of the Negro. In King’s speech he also talks about how we should change and how we should keep moving
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Abraham Lincoln gave the speech called the “Emancipation Proclamation” which states “All persons held as slaves… shall be then‚ thenceforward‚ and forever free” This means that the slaves were going to be freed unless states would rebel. He promised it would have a positive outcome to giving the slaves their freedom. In conclusion‚ at first everything was segregated and everyone was racist. When Abraham Lincoln gave addressed the Emancipation Proclamation he did what no president before him did he
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Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation is still‚ to date‚ one of the most debated‚ revolutionary acts of the any of the Presidents of the United States. Through this document Lincoln took responsibility upon himself for the freedom of four million slaves throughout the divided country he presided over and forever changed the scene of what could be a very different American culture than that of which we live in presently today. After reading Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery
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The Emancipation Proclamation is a big turning point in the Civil War‚ as discussed in class. It not only entitled victory to the North‚ but became a small stepping stone for progress of racial equality. Although the Emancipation Proclamation was formed in sole effort to maintain the union by Abraham Lincoln‚ it was a bold move that led to progress in the abolition of slaves. The Emancipation Proclamation was extremely limited and did not end slavery in the politically divided country. Slavery was
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EMANCIPATION QUESTIONS PART 1 Complete the answers to the questions from the handout on this document. After you have finished these questions‚ scroll down and answer the part 2 questions. 1. I think itʼs a fair appraisal because the Emancipation Proclamation didnʼt have an immediate effect on the slavery issue. 2. I do think a statement more like a preamble or Declaration of Independence would be more appropriate because it is more related in context and like a preamble‚ the Emancipation Proclamation
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was the Emancipation Proclamation. By establishing the abolishment of slavery as Union objective in the Civil War‚ the Proclamation did three things: it committed the Union goal‚ it helped the union gain foreign support and it provided the legal framework the eventual freeing of over 4 million African American slaves in the United States. The Emancipation Proclamation was a declaration by Abraham Lincoln that suggested the revolutionary idea of freeing all blacks. The Emancipation Proclamation continues
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Abstract: To what extent were African-American slaves “free” after the abolition of slavery by the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863? What challenges did they face after their emancipation? This is a subject of continued interest. History is rife with records of decades of untold torture and harrowing experiences. African-American slaves suffered at the hands of their captors and masters. They were denied all natural rights as human beings and forced to live like animals. A slave was viewed
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Steve Sheridan Mr. Vingo American History 17 December 2006 Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg Address similarities The Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address are two for the most controversial speeches/ documents in United States History. These speeches were both made in the civil war area and have many of the same ideas and points inside of them. The 3 biggest similarities of these 2 speeches are‚ both of these speeches have lead to Abraham Lincoln leaving a legacy behind
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