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Primary Documents Quest
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By: Elisha Creef
Background
• Abraham Lincoln made the Emancipation
Proclamation.
• It was on September 22, 1862.
• This freed all slaves in all states even
though they were at war with some.
• It was said to free them January 1, 1863.
Summary
• The president of the United States was
against slavery so he made the
Emancipation Proclamation. It freed slaves
and it was a huge deal since this was
while the Civil war was going on and he
said that the slaves were free in all states.
The south was already mad, but this just
made it worse. It gave more hope to the
slaves which helped them.
Analysis 1 (Tone)
• The President’s tone was very formal.
• “Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln,
President of the United States, by virtue of
the power in me vested as Commander-inchief of the Army and Navy of the United
States”
Analysis 2 (Charged Words)
• President Lincoln uses charged words.
• “authority and government of the United
States”
• “I invoke the considerate judgment of
mankind”
• “I have hereunto set my hand and caused
the seal of the United States to be affixed”
Analysis 3 (Diction)
• President uses archaic language
throughout the speech.
• “the people whereof shall then be in
rebellion”
• “wherein the people thereof”
• “for the purpose aforesaid”
How it Changed History
• This proclamation made all slaves free
and that was huge for them.
• We were fighting a war over this issue so it
might not of fully changed that quickly.
• The slaves being free changed history
completely and brought on other fights
such as human rights.
How It Affects Me
• It really did affect my life because if slaves
were still around I might have some.
• Living in North Carolina people commonly
had them since inland it is farming and I
could very well of had one.
• I wonder if I had slaves if I would see that
it was wrong or if it would just be regular to
me.
Pictures
Work Cited
• Library of Congress, . "Emancipation
Proclamation." American Treasures of the
Library of Congress. N.p., 27 July 2010.
Web. 16 Feb. 2012.
<http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trt0
26.html>.