Chapter 16, Section 3 A Call for Freedom Civil War Chapter 16, Section 3 A Call for Freedom
Emancipation Emancipate: free 3.5 million slaves in the Confederacy feeding their economy January 1863, Lincoln signs Emancipation Proclamation Freed no slaves Applied only to the Confederacy Britain and France decided not to aid Confederacy 13th amendment
African Americans help In the South Worked on plantations and in iron, salt, and lead mines Nurses and cooks in the army 1865, law passed to enlist African Americans War ended before any such regiments recognized In the North Harriet Tubman: Underground Railroad-spied behind Confederate lines Used as spies 1862=permitted to join the army 10% of army 20% of navy Separate units 54th Massachusetts
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Terms to know Emancipate: to free from slavery Ratify: to give official approval to