Emancipation Proclamation – Literally Correct
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Is what you know about the Emancipation Proclamation factually correct? The Emancipation Proclamation was published in 1863. Lincoln took a whole year to write it, but what were his intentions. Many people believe that it was freeing the slaves, but on the other hand people also believe it was about saving the union. The people who think it was about restoring the Union believe so because Lincoln said “If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it...” Another reason people think this way is because in one of the old slanderous political cartoons it shows Lincoln with a mallet that says “Emancipation Proclamation” and he is breaking the backbone of the confederacy with it ; and finally because the Emancipation Proclamation was originally just …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the emancipation proclamation was published in 1863. lincoln took a year to write it, but what were his intentions.
- Analyzes how people interpret the emancipation proclamation as about saving the union because lincoln said he didn't want to free slaves, but if freeing them is a downfall, so be it.
- Analyzes how people think that the emancipation proclamation was about saving the union because in one of the political cartoons lincoln is holding a mallet.
- Explains that the emancipation proclamation was to save the union because it only applied to confederate slaves.
- Concludes that the emancipation proclamation was about saving the union because lincoln said "if i could save the union without freeing any slave i would do it."
At the bottom of the picture it said breaking the backbone of the Confederacy. People might interpret that to mean that without a backbone you can't stand. If you can’t stand how are you supposed to fight back. The confederacy will be weak and Lincoln can bring it back together with the Union. He wasn’t breaking the backbone with a mallet that said freeing the slaves. If the Emancipation Proclamation was interpreted this way while it was happening it should be relevant towards the argument now. The final reason people think the Emancipation Proclamation was about saving the Union is because originally it only applied for the confederate slaves. Only the slaves on the rebellious on side would be freed. It was for political gain (or to save the Union) he did not have the slaves emancipated from the North only the South because he wanted to weaken the Confederacy. This proves that the Emancipation Proclamation was to save the Union because It only applied to slaves that would benefit the Union by being
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- Explains that lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation in 1863 during the civil war, as main goal to win the war. some historians argued that it was a military tactic because it strengthened the union army.
- Analyzes how lincoln's emancipation proclamation was seen as a desperate act to win the civil war.
- Explains that lincoln represented the republican party during the election and was supported by most of the northern states while no southern states were voting for him.
- Analyzes how lincoln's emancipation proclamation outraged foreign nations, especially england, who had already abolished slavery in their country.
- Explains that slaves were essential to the south's economy because of their role in cotton fields. after the american revolution, they began to appeal for the abolition of slavery.
- Argues that the emancipation proclamation was a military tactic because it increased the manpower of the union army.
- Analyzes how eric foner's article provides a more accurate opinion about the emancipation proclamation because he wrote the article based on other historian’s points of view.
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- Opines that lincoln believed that slaves were a way to win the war and thus military strategy, since they were important to the south.
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- Analyzes how abe's emancipation proclamation was the way he expressed his love for black people. he pitted the situation slaves were in since birth.
- Explains that abe was studious, with only one year of legitimate schooling. he always had a book in his hand, and valued honesty to the maximum extent.
- Analyzes how the emancipation proclamation was an essential turning point in the civil war, and the race war.
- Analyzes how abe lincoln was anti-slavery in the 1850s, but he repeated this promise in his first message to congress, when the civil war was three months old.
- Analyzes how lincoln hated slavery, wished to prohibit it from the new states that were developing, but was bound by the constitution which does not specify if slavery is actually legal or illegal.
- Analyzes how abe used concealment to protect his beliefs from the public, and riskily gambled losing the union supporters by allowing slavery to continue.
- Explains that the idea of letting the confederate slaves fight for the union became attractive after abe's proclamation.
- Analyzes how lincoln decided to make a simple proclamation that freed all slaves in states that were fighting the union.
- Concludes that lincoln should be in the hall of fame for human freedom, since he freed an entire race of human beings. abe lincoln impacted the united states by freeing the slaves, securing union victory, and seizing basic human rights for all blacks in america.
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- Analyzes how lincoln hated slavery. he was born in kentucky and moved to indiana, where he was moderate of slavery but pervaded by racism.
- Analyzes how lincoln eloquently described the injustice of the institution of slavery in his speech at peoria in october 1854.
- Analyzes how lincoln hated slavery, and as a republican, he wished to exclude it from the territories constitutionally.
- Explains that abraham lincoln's emancipation proclamation was an important turning point in the war. it was legally an ambiguous document but as a moral and political document it had great meaning.
- Explains that the emancipation proclamation did little to clarify the status of the freed slaves; it opened the possibility of military service for blacks. lincoln exhibited a remarkable ability to alter his attitudes according to circumstance.
- Explains that abraham lincoln was the first president who took action in the cause of emancipation in time and dedicated the war effort to the goal of freedom.
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- Describes how shaw set up his troops on the frontline on july 18, 1863, knowing they were overly exhausted, and led them down the beach to the fort. the battle at fort wagner was a turning point in white americans perception
- Explains that lincoln argued that the union was not fighting to demolish slavery but to prevent the collapse of the united states.
- Explains that the idea of armed african americans to southerners would become a horrid nightmare. many people predicted that they were just waiting to take jobs left behind when whites had gone away to war.
- Analyzes how frederick douglass was the official backbone for the black soldiers to want to enlist in the union despite the cons.
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- Explains that lincoln's nickname, the great emancipator, has been the subject of controversy, and many people believe he doesn't deserve it.
- Explains that abraham lincoln completed his job as a great emancipator, eliminating the slavery issue from the arena of government. he believed in freedom for all people, both black and white.
- Analyzes how lincoln's environment bred prejudices against blacks that were common in the region of the united states into which he had been born and raised.
- Analyzes how eric foner wrote in chapter 2 that lincoln condemned slavery as a violation of the nation's founding principles.
- Analyzes how lincoln distinguished himself from all the other former presidents by his distinct philosophy on slavery: that it is unfair and unjust to enslave another human being.
- Explains that a. can prove, however conclusively, that he may, of right, enslave b. by this rule, you are to be slave to the first man you meet, with a fairer skin than your own
- Explains that if one can make it his interest, he has the right to enslave another.
- Analyzes lincoln's ability to change as it relates to his public stance on slavery. however, the emancipation proclamation did not immediately free a single slave.
- Argues that lincoln's actions in office cast a dim light on his title of emancipator. they cite the fact that he signed laws that supported the arrest of escaped slaves and their benefactors.
- Explains that lincoln's emancipation proclamation is more about convincing the european nations not to help the south because this was a war to end slavery, and less about freeing southern slaves.
- Opines that lincoln deserves the title of "the great emancipator." he sealed his life's work with his blood, dying as a martyr to the cause of freedom.
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- Explains that abraham lincoln is often viewed as one of the great heroes of american history, due in no small part to his issuing the emancipation proclamation in 1862.
- Explains that abraham lincoln's moral standpoint regarding slavery influenced the emancipation proclamation. his baptizing exposed him to strict moral standards expressly prohibiting slavery.
- Explains that lincoln's influence in disseminating the emancipation proclamation revolved around his political status as a republican.
- Explains that lincoln's republican stance had demanded him to save the union under the constitution. his self-proclaimed "official duty" as the president of the united states had in fact consisted of saving or terminating slavery.
- Analyzes how lincoln's 1858 speech on the equality of blacks and whites, or lack thereof, contradicts his signing of the emancipation proclamation in 1862.
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- Explains that the emancipation proclamation proposes a central question of "who truly freed the slaves?" in the 1860s.
- Explains that racial unrest was growing exponentially in the years leading up to the civil war. south carolina was the first confederate state to secede because lincoln won the presidential election on an "antislavery platform".
- Explains that the war was fueled by several notable events in the 1800s, such as the missouri compromise and the fugitive slave law.
- Explains that lincoln's emancipation proclamation allowed freed slaves to join the union army in the civil war.
- Opines that lincoln's role in freeing slaves was crucial to the destruction of slavery in the united states. without the war, there would have been no threat to slavery.
- Explains that african americans played an unforgettable role in achieving their own freedom. slaves led rebellions in the south, such as nat turner's "bloody rebellion" in 1831.
- Opines that the civil war brought slavery to a halt, but the north's efforts later turned into the war on slavery. abraham lincoln kept the country united despite the chaos and stood firm in his wise decisions.
1023 wordsRead More - Why Did Lincoln Deserve The Emancipation Proclamation?analytical essayGetting the Emancipation Proclamation to be pass was not an easy task. It took a lot of time, not to mention all of the pressure that was put the president Abraham Lincoln. He was certain that slavery was immoral. Even in his early days he stated: “If I ever get a chance to hit that thing, I’ll hit it hard.” Later on, about 19 years before he was elected president he publicly announced that “Slavery and oppression must cease, or American liberty must perish” this just how much he was against the topic, he was called “soft” on occasions which would vex him. After being elected into office for the second time he wrote to a friend that if there was an excuse for slavery then everything should have an excuse to happen, and even though he wanted to abolish slavery he had not done any official function to help.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that obtaining the emancipation proclamation to be passed took a lot of time, not to mention all of the pressure that was put on the president abraham lincoln.
- Analyzes how lincoln was disturbed by the legality and effect of the emancipation due to the war that was happening. former slave fredrick douglass had the answers.
- Explains that lincoln's first action was colonizing some slaves in the district of columbia and freeing them once there in april of 1862. his cabinet did not support him and at the end of that month he abandoned the project.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains how lincoln's successful attempts to merge clashing personalities within his political cabinet led to both the abolition of slavery and victory of the civil war and how it contrasted with the principles of radical republicans.
- Explains that abraham lincoln helped to free slaves, lead the union to victory over the confederates in the american civil war, preserve the union of the united states and modernize the economy.
- Explains that the declaration of independence was a document drafted by the continental congress in 1776. it promised life, liberty and property to all those who lived in the united states.
- Explains that the rapid geographical growth of the united states was largely due to the louisiana purchase of 1803.
- Explains that missouri's entry into the union was stalled, partly because northern congressmen knew how important the state was to the south.
- Explains that abraham lincoln served as the first republican president between 1861 and 1865. his personality, ambition, wit, and shrewdness earned him the nomination.
- Explains that lincoln's decision to elect his enemies into the important cabinet positions around him was a questionable one, considering if he failed his thought provoking choice would be catastrophic.
- Analyzes how lincoln set up the american civil war as an attempt to preserve the union as opposed to in the interest of the abolition of slavery.
- Explains that the confiscation acts were passed by the united states congress and were heavily supported by radical republicans during the civil war.
- Explains that the second confiscation act allowed the seizure of land and property from those who supported the confederacy.
- Analyzes how lincoln's tone reflects his confidence in his success in transforming the mindsets of whites through the adoption of the emancipation proclamation.
- Analyzes how the radical republicans had an agenda regarding reconstruction that differed from that of lincoln. the wade davis bill served as a reflection of the group's ideals.
- Analyzes foner, eric, free soil, free labor, and free men: the ideology of the republican party before.
- Explains that james mohr, the radical republicans and reform in new york during reconstruction, cornell university press, 1973.
- Opines that summers, mark, is of "rails, reconstruction, and the gospel of prosperity: aid under the radical republicans".
2600 wordsRead More - Abraham Lincoln's The Great Emancipatoropinionated essayBut the Emancipation proclamation that was passed in January 1st 1863 did not apply to all of the slaves it was only for the slaves who were in the Confederacy. However; we know that Abraham opposed slavery, as a representative in Washington he believed that the practice was protected by the laws in the South and those by the states.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that president abraham lincoln deserves the title of "the great emancipator" because he freed blacks from slavery and became the sixteenth president of the united states.
- Explains that lincoln's emancipation proclamation included strategies that were involved in freeing the slaves and their relocation into society, but he did not believe that black and white americans would be able to live a society where both were seen as equals.
- Opines that without president lincoln's actions, our society wouldn't exist, and we would still live in a society where people would allow slavery. the thirteenth amendment ended slavery and involuntary servitude.
- Explains that lincoln was a racist who opposed slavery, questioned the thought of the men who freed slaves and if they in fact believed that they were equal to white americans.
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