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A Promise of FreedomChapter 17
section 3
Read: Setting the Scene pg. 496Lincoln’s Goal Pg. 496-
497
Take notes while reading Your choice: outline, 2-
column, annotate w/sticky notes, or bulleted notes
When finished… STOP and STAND at your desk
A Promise of FreedomSetting the Scene
Chapter 17
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Pg.496
Some slaves ran away to join the war when they heard that Northern soldiers were nearby.
“I makes up my mind to go and I leaves with a chunk of meat and cornbread … half skeert to death. I sure have my eyes open and my ears forward, watchin’ for the [Confederate slave patrols]. I step off the road in the night, at the sight of anything, and in the day I take to the woods.”
Lincoln’s Goal
Ending slavery in the United States was NOTPresident Lincoln’s goal at the beginning of the
Civil War.(But of course we do know that Lincoln thought
that slavery was morally wrong)
“If I could save the Unionwithout freeing any slave,I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing allthe slaves, I would do it;and if I could do it by freeing some and leavingothers alone, I would alsodo that.”
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A Promise of FreedomChapter 17
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Read: The Emancipation Proclamation pg. 497
Motives and Timing pg.497 Impact of the Proclamation pgs.497-
498
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The Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln tried to make things more difficult for the South by freeing the slaves in Confederate states
hoping they would stop working for the Confederacy.
“On the 1st day of January, inthe year of our Lord 1863, allpersons held as slaves withinany state or … part of a state[whose] people shall then bein rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and foreverfree.”
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The Emancipation ProclamationThe Emancipation Proclamation DID
- free slaves in Southern states that were not captured by the Union.
- introduce the idea of emancipation to the country slowly.
- add the goal of ending slavery in the South to the war.
The Emancipation Proclamation DID NOT
- free any slaves still in the Union.
- free slaves in Southern cities already captured by the Union (New Orleans, parts of Tennessee, parts of Virginia, etc.)
- really immediately free any slaves in the Confederacy.
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The Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln visited the troops after the victory at Antietam, Maryland
Chapter 17
section 3
The Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln visited the troops after the victory at Antietam, Maryland
Chapter 17
section 3
The Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln visited the troops after the victory at Antietam, Maryland
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The Emancipation ProclamationImpact of the Proclamation
The North
Abolitionists and free African-Americans in the North were very happy about the Proclamation.
FredrickDouglas
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The South
Slave owners in the South felt Lincoln was trying to rob them of their valuable property which they paid lots of money for.
Europe
Many Europeans felt sympathy for the situation of the enslaved Africans, especially factory workers who worked long hours for low pay because they knew how hard it was.
A Promise of FreedomChapter 17
section 3
Read: African American Contributions pg. 496
In the Union Army pgs. 498-499 Acts of Bravery pg.499 Behind Confederate Lines pg.499
Take notes while reading Your choice: outline, 2-column,
annotate w/sticky notes, or bulleted notes
When finished… STOP and STAND at your desk
African American ContributionsIn the Union Army
At the beginning of the war, thousands of free blacks wanted to sign up to fight in the war, but were not allowed, because they were not considered citizens.
In 1862, Congress repealed the law preventing blacks from joining the army and many free blacks and escaped slaves signed up to fight.
However, at first, blacks that enlisted were put only into all-black units and only allowed to support the war doing non-combat things like building roads, digging ditches and trenches, and guarding supplies.
By 1863, black soldiers were fighting on the battlefield and in 1864, they were finally given the same pay as white soldiers.
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African American ContributionsActs of Bravery
The 54th Regiment
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African American Contributions The Battle of Fort Wagner (South
Carolina)
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African American Contributions The Battle of Fort Wagner (South
Carolina)
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African American ContributionsActs of Bravery
The 54th Regiment (all black units) fought at the Battle of Fort Wagner. Even though the Union lost the battle, the 54th Regiment was recognized as showing outstanding bravery.
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