1. Emancipation Proclamation
By: Ellie and Emily

2. Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham 
Lincoln 
   

3. WHEN WAS THE DOCUMENT WRITTEN?
JANUARY 1, 1863
"Lincoln issued a preliminary proclamation warning that in all states still in rebellion on January 1, 1863, he would declare their slaves “then, thenceforward, and forever free" -From history.com/this-day-in- history

4. Why was it written?
"That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free. And I hereby enjoin upon the people so declared to be free to abstain from all violence, unless in necessary self- defense” - from the proclamation Abraham Lincoln wrote this document during the Civil War to try and free slaves in the United States.

5. How?
Lincoln was able to issue the emancipation proclamation after the Battle of Antietam. 
He needed a major Union victory in order to issue it. 

6. Lincoln and the Emancipation PROCLAMATION'S impact
Many norther's responded to the proclamation in a positive way 
People who didn't like Lincoln now became fond of him and praised the Proclamation 
William Lloyd Garrison thought that the Proclamation should have been made to abolish slavery for good 
Lincoln only took care of slavery in areas that he was not involved in which caused issues in the other states that were not involved in the Proclamation
The Proclamation didn’t actually free many slaves at all
"Emancipation Proclamation did not free a single slave, it was an important turning point in the war, transforming the fight to preserve the nation into a battle for human freedom." -history.com

7. Lincoln's legacy
Northern supporters and critics joined together after Lincoln's tragic death 
Seen as a hero and symbolized freedom 
Helped the nation through difficult times 
People will miss his strong, convictive voice in the tough upcoming days following his death 
Lincoln was portrayed to a worshipping public as a self-made man, the liberator of the slaves, and the savior of the Union who had given his life so that others could be free. - millercenter.org

8. Underlying causes
Lincoln doesn’t like slavery and wants to put an end to it
Constructs the Emancipation Proclamation to help free slaves in confederate states
Not setting good example for other countries around the world
The US wants to be the best at everything and yet we had slavery
Other countries, such as Great Britain, disagreed with slavery therefore they didn’t aid the Confederacy 

9. Immediate causes Battle of Antietam
Lincoln wanted a major union victory before he issued the proclamation so winning this battle abled him to issue the proclamation 

10. How is this remembered with the civil war?
Lincoln wanted to keep the Union united by issuing the emancipation proclamation. 
The Emancipation Proclamation caused Lincoln's assassination by John Wilkes Booth in 1865 

11. Causes Connected to the civil war
Battle of Antietam 
Slavery 

12. Ending effects Caused the writing of the Thirteenth Amendment
It abolished slavery in the United States
December 18, 1865, the requisite three- quarters of the states had ratified the Thirteenth Amendment, which ensured that forever after “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude … shall exist within the United States.” -history.com

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