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26.2 Emancipation Proclamation
Main Idea
In 1863, President
Lincoln issued the
Emancipation
Proclamation, which
helped to change the
war’s course.
Why It Matters Now
The Emancipation
Proclamation was an
important step in
ending slavery in the
United States.
CA. Standards
• 8.10.4 Importance of Lincoln’s
Emancipation Proclamation, 1863.
• 8.10.5 Study A.A. soldiers and
regiments.
• 8.10.7 How did the war affect
soldiers, civilians, the environment,
and future warfare.
Daily Guided Questions
1. Why did Lincoln take so long to free
slaves and then only in the rebelling
southern states?
2. In what ways was the Emancipation
Proclamation limited?
3. In what ways did the Emancipation
Proclamation change the Civil War and
harmed the South?
Emancipation Proclamation
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Abolitionists insist on freeing all slaves.
Lincoln’s worried the Border States
would secede.
- “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…”
• January 1, 1863, freed all slaves in
states fighting the Union.
Effects
• Changed the Civil War into a struggle for
moral right of freedom.
-Stop Britain from supporting the CSA.
-Wouldn’t support a government trying to
keep people enslaved.
• United A.A. to support the war.
-Allowed them to join the military.
Volunteering for War
• 189,000 joined the armed forces.
• Over half were escaped or freed slaves.
• If captured by the South, they were
sentenced to death or sent back to
slavery.
• Army was segregated, Navy wasn’t.
• Engaged in over 40 major battles and
hundreds of minor ones.
• Worked as cooks, wagon drivers, and
hospital aids.
54th Massachusetts
• Most famous A.A. regiment.
-Two of Fredrick Douglass sons
joined.
• July 18, 1863, lead an assault on
Ft. Wagner, SC.
-Loss half of its men.
Resisting Slavery
• Provided military aid and
information.
• Worked slowly or sabotaged farm
equipment.
• While slaveholders were off
fighting, slaves refused to work.
Emancipation Proclamation P.S.
• Read the primary sources and answer the
questions about them.
• Complete the chart and answer the
essential question in the conclusion
section in the TEES format , “Did Lincoln
free the slaves or did the slaves free
themselves.”
Primary Source pg. 637
• Read the primary source on page
637 and answer questions based
on a primary source, James
Henry Gooding, Letters From an
African American Soldier.
War Affects America
Main Idea
The Civil War
caused social,
economic, and
political changes in
the North and the
South.
Why It Matters Now
Some changes, like
the growth of
industry, affected
Americans long after
the end of the Civil
War.
CA. Standards
• 8.10.2 Differences between North
and South.
• 8.10.5 Study the lives of soldiers.
• 8.10.7 Explain how the war
affected everyone involved.
Daily Guided Questions
1. Why were the draft laws necessary and
how did they differ in the North and
South and how did citizens protest to
them?
2. How did the Civil War affect the
economy of both the North and South?
3. In what ways did Northerners and
Southerners protest the war?
Divisions in the South
• Strongest in GA. and NC.
-Half in GA. didn’t support secession.
-100 protests in NC. in 1863 alone.
-2nd in sending troop to fight.
• Poor regions of the South didn’t support
the war.
-Less slaveholders.
• Didn’t want officers from other states to
lead their men.
Divisions in the North
• Many opposed the Emancipation
Proclamation.
• South had a right to secede due to state’s
rights.
-Blame Lincoln and Republicans.
• Copperheads (Northern Democrats) who
opposed the war.
-Demanded peace talks with the CSA.
-Support in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois.
Dealing with Disruptions
• On both sides.
• Desertion, going AWOL (leaving the
army).
• Helping POWs escape.
• War protests.
• Suspended Habeas Corpus, constitutional
protection against unlawful imprisonment.
-Over 13,000 were held without trial.
Draft Laws
• Conscription or draft, a system
of required military service.
• April 1862, CSA requires all
males 18-35yo, changed to 1750yo.
• Except those who owned 20+
slaves.
Cont.
• 1863, Union requires males 2045yo to fight.
• You can pay $300 to get out.
-Could send substitutes.
• Draft riots, July 1863.
• New York City, mobs attacked
A.A. and the wealthy, over 100
people killed.
Economic Strains
• In the North.
• Industries boomed at first.
-Draft takes away workers creating
shortages of goods.
• Congress creates income tax.
-Tax on people’s wages.
• Printed greenbacks, paper money.
-Created inflation, general rise in prices.
-Prices rose about 80%.
Cont.
• In the South.
• Naval blockade prevented selling
of cotton overseas.
• Greater inflation.
• Up to 3000%-9000%.
• Food shortages led to food riots.
• Slaves suffered more.
Response to Letter
• Exchange letter with your partner and
respond to the letter.
-If your partner didn’t write a letter
don’t worry, continue to write to them
(many didn’t receive letters due to
many reasons).
• Use what you learned today to have
something to write about.
• 100 words, date this letter 1863.
Study Guide pg. 185
•Copy down and
complete the study guide
on pg. 185 using
textbook pg. 407-411.