Read: Setting the Scene pg. 496 Lincoln’s Goal Pg. 496-497 A Promise of Freedom Chapter 17 section 3 Read: Setting the Scene pg. 496 Lincoln’s Goal Pg. 496-497 Take notes while reading Your choice: outline, 2-column, annotate w/sticky notes, or bulleted notes When finished… STOP and STAND at your desk

A Promise of Freedom Pg.496 Setting the Scene Chapter 17 section 3 Pg.496 Setting the Scene “I makes up my mind to go and I leaves with a chunk of meat and cornbread … half skeert to death. I sure have my eyes open and my ears forward, watchin’ for the [Confederate slave patrols]. I step off the road in the night, at the sight of anything, and in the day I take to the woods.” Some slaves ran away to join the war when they heard that Northern soldiers were nearby.

Lincoln’s Goal Ending slavery in the United States was NOT Chapter 17 section 3 Lincoln’s Goal “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; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.” Ending slavery in the United States was NOT President Lincoln’s goal at the beginning of the Civil War. (But of course we do know that Lincoln thought that slavery was morally wrong)

Read: The Emancipation Proclamation pg. 497 Motives and Timing pg.497 A Promise of Freedom Chapter 17 section 3 Read: The Emancipation Proclamation pg. 497 Motives and Timing pg.497 Impact of the Proclamation pgs.497-498 Take notes while reading Your choice: outline, 2-column, annotate w/sticky notes, or bulleted notes When finished… STOP and STAND at your desk

The Emancipation Proclamation Chapter 17 section 3 The Emancipation Proclamation “On the 1st day of January, in the year of our Lord 1863, all persons held as slaves within any state or … part of a state [whose] people shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.” Lincoln tried to make things more difficult for the South by freeing the slaves in Confederate states hoping they would stop working for the Confederacy.

The Emancipation Proclamation Chapter 17 section 3 The Emancipation Proclamation The Emancipation Proclamation DID - free slaves in Southern states that were not captured by the Union. - introduce the idea of emancipation to the country slowly. - add the goal of ending slavery in the South to the war. The Emancipation Proclamation DID NOT - free any slaves still in the Union. - free slaves in Southern cities already captured by the Union (New Orleans, parts of Tennessee, parts of Virginia, etc.) - really immediately free any slaves in the Confederacy.

The Emancipation Proclamation Chapter 17 section 3 The Emancipation Proclamation Lincoln visited the troops after the victory at Antietam, Maryland

The Emancipation Proclamation Chapter 17 section 3 The Emancipation Proclamation Lincoln visited the troops after the victory at Antietam, Maryland

The Emancipation Proclamation Chapter 17 section 3 The Emancipation Proclamation Lincoln visited the troops after the victory at Antietam, Maryland

The Emancipation Proclamation Impact of the Proclamation Chapter 17 section 3 The Emancipation Proclamation Impact of the Proclamation The North Abolitionists and free African-Americans in the North were very happy about the Proclamation. The South Slave owners in the South felt Lincoln was trying to rob them of their valuable property which they paid lots of money for. Europe Many Europeans felt sympathy for the situation of the enslaved Africans, especially factory workers who worked long hours for low pay because they knew how hard it was. Fredrick Douglas

Read: African American Contributions pg. 496 A Promise of Freedom Chapter 17 section 3 Read: African American Contributions pg. 496 In the Union Army pgs. 498-499 Acts of Bravery pg.499 Behind Confederate Lines pg.499 Take notes while reading Your choice: outline, 2-column, annotate w/sticky notes, or bulleted notes When finished… STOP and STAND at your desk

African American Contributions Chapter 17 section 3 African American Contributions In the Union Army At the beginning of the war, thousands of free blacks wanted to sign up to fight in the war, but were not allowed, because they were not considered citizens. In 1862, Congress repealed the law preventing blacks from joining the army and many free blacks and escaped slaves signed up to fight. However, at first, blacks that enlisted were put only into all-black units and only allowed to support the war doing non-combat things like building roads, digging ditches and trenches, and guarding supplies. By 1863, black soldiers were fighting on the battlefield and in 1864, they were finally given the same pay as white soldiers.

African American Contributions Chapter 17 section 3 African American Contributions Acts of Bravery The 54th Regiment

African American Contributions Chapter 17 section 3 African American Contributions The Battle of Fort Wagner (South Carolina)

African American Contributions The Battle of Fort Wagner (South Carolina) Chapter 17 section 3

African American Contributions Chapter 17 section 3 African American Contributions Acts of Bravery The 54th Regiment (all black units) fought at the Battle of Fort Wagner. Even though the Union lost the battle, the 54th Regiment was recognized as showing outstanding bravery.