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Emancipation

Emancipation. What is Emancipation?. Definition: Freeing someone from control of another. What was the Emancipation Proclamation?. By 1862, it was clear the Southern states were not going to give up slavery easily. On January 1, 1863, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

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Emancipation

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  1. Emancipation

  2. What is Emancipation? • Definition: Freeing someone from control of another

  3. What was the Emancipation Proclamation? • By 1862, it was clear the Southern states were not going to give up slavery easily. • On January 1, 1863, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. • This declared all slaves in the Confederate territory to be free, and that blacks could become Union soldiers.

  4. How did the South react? • Despite Lincoln’s proclamation, the Confederates ignored the demand and continued slavery. • Southerners clamped down even harder on slaves’ attempts to escape after the Proclamation.

  5. How did the Emancipation Proclamation impact the Union? • The E.P. impacted the Union by boosting their military’s morale. • The Union troops now had more to fight for instead of just states’ rights. They were fighting for the freedom of slaves.

  6. How did African Americans get involved? • On July 4, 1863, a group called the First North Carolina Colored Volunteers formed. • This group helped organize Blacks who wanted to serve in the Union war effort. • Eventually, 5,000 North Carolina African Americans fought for the Union. • This gave the Union a significant edge in fighting.

  7. Who was Abraham Galloway? • Abraham Galloway was “the Harriet Tubman of North Carolina.” • After fleeing the South at age 20, he returned years later to help free slaves and recruit them for the Union Army.

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