PPT-The Emancipation Proclamation

Chapter 15 Section 3 Emancipating the Enslaved Abolitionists urged Abraham Lincoln to end slavery but Lincoln first resisted but then he knew most northerners did not want to completely abolish slavery. Today’s Essential Question: How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the war?. Section 1 – The Emancipation Proclamation. Vocabulary . emancipation – the act of freeing someone. proclamation – an announcement. Road to Abolition War. Ben Butler’s Contraband Policy (May 1861). First Confiscation Act (August 1861). Fremont issues first Emancipation Proclamation. Gen. David Hunter emancipates slaves in S.C., GA, FL. The Politics of War. Objectives:. A. To explain why Britain remained neutral. B. To explain Lincoln’s motives for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation and the document’s effects. C. To identify the political dilemmas facing the North and the South.. Created 11.30.2011. What is a Presidential Proclamation?. Presidential proclamations . are made in an effort. to . help identify. a . current condition or event.. . For . example, it may be used to notify citizens. Emancipation. The End of Conciliation. Many Federal generals had sought to wage war consistent with Winfield Scott’s limited approach in Mexico. The idea was to practice a conciliatory policy that held that mild treatment of Southerners, their property, and their institutions would ultimately result in their returning their allegiance to the US. By. : Brooklynn & Grace. Lincoln Changes His Mind. Feared that any action to emancipate enslaved African Americans might make the border states secede.. His goal was to restore the Union, even if the meant letting slavery continue.. When did the Emancipation Proclamation take effect?. Who has the responsibility of maintaining the freedom of former slaves?. Why does Lincoln believe the Emancipation is a necessary measure?. Where does the Emancipation take effect? (generally). By issuing the Emancipation Proclamation, President Lincoln makes slavery the focus of the war. . NEXT. I. Britain Remains Neutral. A. Britain Pursues Its Own Interests. Britain has cotton inventory, new sources; does not need South. Abolitionists. 1.. 2.. 3.. Northern. Democrats. 1.. 2.. 3.. Union . Soldiers. 1.. 2.. 3.. White Southerners. 1.. 2.. 3.. Slaves. 1.. 2.. 3.. Reasons. Results. Emancipation Proclamation. 1). 2). 3). (4 results). 15.3. President . L. incoln was reluctant to abolish slavery but he changed his mind.. This altered the nature of the Civil War and the lives of African Americans and the future of the USA.. Why it matters. Chapter 15. Section 3. Why It Matters. President Lincoln had been reluctant to abolish slavery. But he changed his mind.. His Emancipation Proclamation would dramatically alter the nature of the war, the lives of African Americans, and the future of the U.S.. Emancipation Proclamation. The announcement made by President Lincoln during the Civil War on September 22, 1862, emancipating all black slaves in states still engaged in rebellion against the . Union.. Emancipation Proclamation. The announcement made by President Lincoln during the Civil War on September 22, 1862, emancipating all black slaves in states still engaged in rebellion against the . Union.. African American/Black History Month. African American/Black History Month. In 2013, the United States will commemorate two events that changed the course of the nation—the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation and the 1963 March on Washington. .