The document discusses Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, which freed slaves in Confederate states. It provides background on Lincoln's evolving views on slavery prior to the war. Key reasons for issuing the proclamation included criticism from abolitionists, changes in public opinion, and a desire to undermine the Confederacy. The proclamation was opposed in the South but had mixed response in the North. It encouraged some slaves to escape and undermined European support for the Confederacy.

1. THE
EMANCIPATION
PROCLAMATION
The Event
The Causes
The Document
The Response
The Effects

2. The first draft
of the
Emancipation
Proclamation
July 22,
1862

3. September 22, 1862
THE EVENT

4. The
Preliminary
Emancipation
Proclamation
September 22,
1862

5. January 1, 1863
THE EVENT

6. Lincoln’s
view on
slavery

7. “That sight was
a continual
torment to me.”
1854

8. “I have always
hated slavery, I
think as much as
any Abolitionist.”
1858

9. “I think Slavery is
wrong, morally,
and politically.”
1859

10. … we must not
interfere with the
institution of
slavery in the
states where it
exists, because
the constitution
forbids it …
(1859)

11. “The Union
must be
preserved; and
hence all
indispensable
means must be
employed.”
March, 1862

12. “Resolved that the United
States ought to cooperate with any state
which may adopt gradual
abolishment of slavery,
giving to such state
pecuniary aid, to be used
by such state in it's
discretion, to
compensate for the
inconveniences public
and private, produced by
such change of system''

13. If I could save
the Union without
freeing any slave
I would do it …

14. … and if I could
save it by
freeing all the
slaves I would
do it

15. and if I could
save it by freeing
some and leaving
others alone I
would also do
that.

16. If my name
ever goes into
history, it will be
for this act, and
my whole soul
is in it.

17. Reasons for Lincoln issuing the EP
• Criticism from abolitionists
• Changes in public opinion
• Hurt the ability of the South to
survive
• Try to get South to reconcile
• Prevent Britain and France
from helping the Confederacy
• Expand presidential power
(instead of Congress)
• Antietam
THE CAUSES

18. ANTIETAM

19. Did Lincoln have the power
to issue the EP?
Commander in Chief
Lincoln thought that the military
could free them just like freeing the
property of an enemy during war

20. Why didn't Lincoln free the
slaves in the border states?
He didn’t have the authority
He didn’t want to lose their support

21. THE DOCUMENT

22. THE RESPONSE
IN THE SOUTH – It’s opposed
•Southerners point to the EP as
an example of Lincoln being a
tyrant
•Southerners won’t follow it, as
they aren’t part of the Union (in
their perspective)

23. THE IMPACT
• Didn’t actually free anyone,
because it only applied to the
states in rebellion
• Encouraged some slaves to run
away from their owners/masters
• Britain and France more
inclined to withhold recognition
of the Confederacy

24. THE RESPONSE
IN THE NORTH – It’s mixed
•Some felt it was the right thing to do
•Some Abolitionists felt it didn’t go far
enough
•Many were upset that the war was now
about slavery
•Leads to some opposition of Lincoln

25. THE IMPACT
• Upset some people in the North, who
were worried about labor competition,
didn’t want to fight a war to free slaves
• Opposed entirely by the South, who
used it to demonstrate the evils of
Lincoln
• Led to African American troops in
Union
• Changed the cause of the war – now
tied to slavery