1. 2J America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
What impact did Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation have on the war?
2J America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877

2. Flip Learning
Hope you all had a good Holiday, before we broke up you were asked to do the following:
TASK:
Create a timeline of the civil war itself and determine if at any point union victory was inevitable.
Complete you’re A3 sheet on the reasons for the Confederate defeat (these will be collect in for me to look over).

3. Confederate Link Union
Planning an answer:
Missed Confederate opportunities
Confederate Will
Confederate leadership
Military leadership
Confederate
Confederate
Defeat
Link
Explanation
Evidence
Union Generals
Union will
Union leadership
Emancipation Proclamation
TASK:
Complete your fish bone diagram with the different reasons that lead to the Confederate’s defeat
Union

4. What impact did Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation have on the war?
Good learning:
Understand how the Emancipation Proclamation came about and role of Lincoln
Great learning:
Explain the impact of the Emancipation and the role of African Americans on the war
Even better:
Evaluate how much impact the Emancipation Proclamation had on the outcome of the war
Key Words:
Emancipation Proclamation

5. The road to the Emancipation Proclamation
Before we look at how the Emancipation proclamation came about, we need to see what we can remember.
TASK:
Write down everything you know about the Emancipation Proclamation already on your whiteboard.

6. The road to the Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation that was considered a ‘fit and necessary war measure’ which freed slaves within the rebel states. This wasn’t a small task this would set free millions of slaves. It has been argued that the Emancipation Proclamation of New Year’s Day, 1863, transformed the nature of the Civil War and the Union war effort. Until then, from the North, it had been a war to preserve the Union and to restore the rebellious states to their pre-war status. Now it had also become a war for freedom. The Battle of Antietam in September 1862 offered the ‘victory’ Lincoln needed. Despite it tactically being a draw, Confederate General Robert E. Lee was forced to abandon the offensive and retreat into Virginia. On the 22nd September Lincoln released the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. The rebellious states were offered 100 days to return to the Union and adopt some form of gradual or immediate emancipation; otherwise, slaves in the Confederacy states would be “forever free”. Despite of this, none of the rebellious states returned.
The South were aware of how important slavery was. The Montgomery Adviser in 1861 stated that “the institution of slavery in the South alone enables her to place in the field a force much larger in proportion to her white population than the North…This institution is a tower of strength to the South”. Despite this, the unconquered South ignored the Preliminary Proclamation as an empty threat that presented no real change on how the war should be fought.
TASK:
Correct your answer with a green pen based on the discussion and information on the board.

7. The road to the Emancipation Proclamation
Now we need to look at how the Emancipation Proclamation came about. To do this you are going to be faced with a series of decisions that Lincoln had to make. You will need to workout what is the best cause of action.
TASK:
As you go through you will have to:
make notes on what happens at each stage
Think about why Lincoln is making these decisions. What is his motive?

8. A B C 30 20 10 Use p.184 (paragraphs 1 and 2) to make notes
You are Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War has just begun. What is your stance on emancipation going into the war? A
My priority is to maintain Northern unity. Therefore, I have no intention on interfering with Slavery
Use p.184 (paragraphs 1 and 2) to make notes B
My priority is to end slavery. I will pursue emancipation from the offset of the war. C
I want this war to end quickly. I will just support slavery. 30 20 10

9. A B C 20 30 10 Free the slaves Follow the Fugitive Slave Law
You are the federal government. Refugee slaves are arriving at camps in occupied areas in the South. The Fugitive Slave laws says they should be returned to their owner. What do you do?
Use p.184 (contraband section) to make notes A
Follow the Fugitive Slave Law B
Confiscate slaves as contraband of war C
Free the slaves 20 30 10

10. A B C 20 10 30 Make your views on the abolition of slavery heard
You are a Radical Republican There is little likelihood that Confederate states will be enticed back into the Union. What do you do?
Use pp (Radical Republican section) to make notes A
Beg the Confederate States to re-join the Union B
Nothing C
Make your views on the abolition of slavery heard 20 10 30

11. A B C 30 20 10 Let him free the slaves in Missouri but no where else
You are Abraham Lincoln (again). General Fremont has issued a proclamation freeing the slaves of Confederate supporters in Missouri. What do you do?
Use pp.185 (Lincoln’s view in 1861) to make notes A
Orders that Fremont rescinds his order B
Use this as an opportunity to abolish slavery in other areas C
Let him free the slaves in Missouri but no where else 30 20 10

12. A B C 10 30 10 Nothing Take action against slavery
You are Congress. It is What do you do in relation to slavery?
Use pp.186 (Congressional measures in 1862) to make notes A
Nothing B
Take action against slavery C
Have a revelation and suggest that slavery should be compulsory in all states 10 30 10

13. A B C 30 20 10 Nothing. It is still not my priority
You are Lincoln (again). It is What do you do in relation to the emancipation of slavery?
Use pp (Lincoln’s views, spring/summer 1862) to make notes A
Take a bold step in the direction of emancipating slavery B
Take small steps in the direction of emancipating slavery C
Nothing. It is still not my priority 30 20 10

14. A B C 20 10 30 Issue the Emancipation Proclamation Have a party!
You are Lincoln (again). It is 22nd September The Union has just won at Antietam. What do you do?
Use pp.187 (The Emancipation Proclamation) to make notes A
Have a party! B
Follow Seward's advice and wait until after the victory in the war C
Issue the Emancipation Proclamation 20 10 30

15. What was the role of Lincoln in creating the Emancipation Proclamation?
Using your notes and the information you have now been given, answer the following question:
What was Lincoln’s position on emancipation at the start of the war up until the end of 1861? Explain why that was the case.
Why did Lincoln’s position change in 1862?
What do you feel was Lincoln’s main motive for passing the Emancipation Proclamation? Explain your answer.
What was the main factor in the emancipation being successful and why?
Using the information on page 189, do you agree with the view of Lincoln being the ‘Great Emancipator’?
Could possibly get different tables or Kagan numbers to look at each question or work through independently.

16. What impact did the Emancipation Proclamation have on the war?
Now that we have understood how the proclamation came about, we need to think about the impact it has. The Emancipation had an impact in different ways, though the main one would be the enlisting of thousands of ex-slaves to the Union cause. From the start of the war Lincoln was under pressure as to whether to enlist black soldiers into the Union army. Whilst initially he stood firm against recruitment, mainly due to notion that people opposed the idea of blacks fighting against whites, this eventually started to change in mid 1862 as the Confiscation Acts gave Lincoln the power to use ex-slaves as a military force. By August 1862, the recruitment of black soldiers was not objected by Lincoln and in September the first official black regiment was mustered into Union service. After the Emancipation Proclamation a large influx of ex-slaves began to sign up and with northern opinion now on side due to the heavy losses, Lincoln now had 33,000 recruits with another 100,000 from the Confederacy which the Union would not have had before. What was even better is that many of them also fought as well as white regiments.

17. What impact did the Emancipation proclamation have on the war?
TASK:
Each pair now number themselves either 1 or 2. Depending on your number you will either be looking at the role of African Americans in the Union (pages ) or the Confederacy (pages ). In doing so I would like you to complete the following:
Make a large copy of the diagram on page 194
Add evidence to the points at the end of the flow diagram based on which side you are looking at.
You will then need to swap information with your partner.

18. Write a PEE paragraph that explains your view
How much impact did the Emancipation Proclamation have on the outcome of the war?
Very little
Large
Write a PEE paragraph that explains your view

19. Flip Learning For next lesson you will need to: TASK:
For next lesson you will be looking at the impact of the war on both sides. You will need to collect specific facts and detail for this. Half of you will look at the Union and the other the Confederates. You will need to create a diagram that will help you explain this to the other half as you will be teaching them.