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1 By. Alena and Lauren Social studies 5 th grade

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3 1.African Americans tried to join the union of the North 2.They were told to keep out of this, it’s a “white man’s war” 3.President Lincoln fought to save the Union nation 4.At the end he signed the Emancipation Proclamation

4 5.In 1862 he warned the Confederate States 6.If they didn’t return then he would free the slaves 7.Since they ignored him…on New Year’s Day in 1863, 8.President Lincoln declared the slaves to be “forever free” WORD!!

5 The Emancipation Proclamation is a document of freedom

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8 The civil war was the deadliest war in the history of wars that had happened back then before 1865. The southern and northern states weren’t only divided because they did not see white and black as equals but also people were afraid to leave their country.

9 The emancipation proclamation and the 13 th Amendment made the move meant spark for Civil rights. Most people thought that president Lincoln only Signed the emancipation proclamation to be Sure the slaves fought in the civil war. When the emancipation proclamation was given To the people of England the slaves weren’t officially Free.

10 And by virtue of power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do and declare tat all persons held as slaves within said designated states and parts of states are, and hence forward shall be free; and that the executive government of the united states, states including the military and naval authorities there of, shall recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons.

11  when Lincoln was a boy he saw slaves being beaten he said to himself this is not right but he was just a boy.  Lincoln was shot and his wife was stabbed with a knife in the theaters.  There are no more Lincoln relatives alive today he had 4 sons only one of them hade a son that son died.  Lincoln did not have a middle name.

12 Flash charts emancipation proclamation http.//www.emancipationproclimation.org WWW.BING.EMANCIPATION WWW. LINCONS LIFE.COM

13  Thanks for watching. Later


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