The primary effect of the proclamation of emancipation in the southern United States was the liberation of slaves living in the states of confederation, as well as the authorization for any slave to engage in the army. More generally, this proclamation is the first step towards the complete abolition of slavery, which comes at the end of the American Civil War.
Further explanation
It is President Abraham Lincoln who allows this partial release, thanks to two decrees promulgated on September 22, 1862, and January 1, 1863. The constitution of the United States did not allow at that time to establish the release of all slaves of the country, because each state had the right to apply its own laws, but as warlord, the president was able to impose this new law as a kind of punishment for the Confederate states that were rebelling against the nation.
The proclamation of emancipation has therefore applied to only the following ten states:
- South Carolina;
- Mississippi;
- Florida;
- Alabama;
- Georgia;
- Louisiana;
- Texas;
- Arkansas;
- Tennessee;
- North Carolina.
It was not legal to impose on states controlled by the union to enforce these decrees, so many slaves could not be released right away. This caused many criticisms of this proclamation, which was considered incomplete and insufficient.
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Answer details
Grade: 9 - 12
Subject: History
Chapter: Civil War (A Terrible Swift Sword)
Keywords: American civil war, the abolition of slavery, confederation, Abraham Lincoln.
