1. 11.3 Liberation

2. The Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation • The initial Emancipation Proclamation stipulated that the South had 100 days to rejoin the Union before their slaves would be free • If states did rejoin their slaves would remain in bondage • Lincoln waited till the Union victory at Antietam before issuing this statement • Southern whites ridiculed this proclamation and had no intention of rejoining the Union

3. Northern Reaction to Emancipation • The north greeted the proclamation with little enthusiasm • Abolitionists were happy but many worried that slave states would return to the union before 1863 keeping slavery alive • Many white Northerners resented the proclamation, anti black riots were taking place in the north to protest competition with black workers

4. Political Opposition to Emancipation • Northern Democrats opposed emancipation they feared competition with white workers • As a result democrats gained significant political power in elections • This showed the immense opposition to emancipation

5. THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION • On Jan. 1, 1863 Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves in the Confederate States • Despite much excitement from abolitionists and African Americans, the effects were limited • The Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves in the South. It neglected to free the slaves in the border states of Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland and Missouri

7. The Emancipation Proclamation • The proclamation was largely ignored in the South where Confederate leaders didn’t recognize Lincoln’s authority • They didn’t free their slaves but more slaves than ever attempted to free themselves • But, it did undermine slavery in the South and help lead to their eventual defeat

8. Effects of the Proclamation in the South • The Proclamation guaranteed that foreign nations opposed to slavery would not recognize the Confederacy • Britain and France both took antislavery stances and thus could not support the Confederates • Slaves in the South became more likely to resist work on the plantations that might benefit the Confederate army • Lincoln also finally recognized that preserving the Union would require the end of slavery

9. Assignment • 1. Why did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation? • 2. What were the limits of the Proclamation? • 3. How did Southern blacks react to the Proclamation? • 4. How did foreign nations respond to this statement? • 5. Describe the different reactions among northerners to the proclamation. Why were there such mixed emotions?