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Chapter 11. Sec. 2: The Politics of War. Why did Britain remain neutral?. Cotton (new Sources) Egypt and India Trent Affair: 1861 James Mason and John Slidell (Conf). What were Lincoln’s motives for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation and what were the documents effects?.
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Chapter 11 Sec. 2: The Politics of War
Why did Britain remain neutral? • Cotton (new Sources) Egypt and India • Trent Affair: 1861 James Mason and John Slidell (Conf)
What were Lincoln’s motives for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation and what were the documents effects? • All men could be free (Not by federal gov’t) • Army could authorize emancipation of slaves • Jan. 1st 1863 • Symbolic importance • South knew losing the war would destroy the Confederacy
Name some political dilemmas facing the North and South. North South • Habeas corpus • Disloyalty • Copperheads • Conscription: 20-45 • Hire subs ($300) • 92% of 2 million were volunteers • 180,000 African-Am • Drat Riots (NY: 1863) • Also suspended habeas corpus (1862) • Conscription: draft • 18-35 • 1864: 17-50 • Exempt (people with 20 or more slaves)