1. The Emancipation Proclamation

2. What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
Preliminary proclamation issued on September 22, 1862
Freed all slaves who were in the Confederate states fighting for the Union
IMPORTANT: Did not free all slaves!!!
The document was very limited

3. Where did the Emancipation Proclamation Affect?

4. Timeline 1861 Outbreak of the Civil War
July 1861  Crittenden Resolutions
March 13, 1862  Annulment of Fugitive Slave Laws
April 10, 1862 Congress agreed to compensate slave owners
June 19, 1862  Congress ruled that slavery was illegal in U.S. territories

5. Timeline July 1862  Confiscation Act
September 17, 1862  Union victory at Antietam
September 22, 1862  Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation issued
January 1, 1863  Emancipation Proclamation issued
January  13th Amendment to the Constitution

6. Why did Lincoln Issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
Personal views
Morally opposed to slavery
Desperate to win the war to keep the Union together
Political views
Officially made the war about slavery, instead of just keeping the Union together
Made sure that Britain and France did not help the South, as they did not support slavery