1. Life During the War

2. Definitions Contrabands: Escaped Slaves Habeas Corpus:
Constitutional right to protection from unlawful imprisonment

3. Freeing the Slaves Three Problems Lincoln faced in freeing slaves:
Northerners were prejudice and might lose war support
Some Northerners thought slaves were legal property
The Constitution didn’t give the President power to end slavery

4. Freeing the Slaves Initially Lincoln only freed the slave:
In the Confederate States
September 22, 1862:
Union wins at Antietam
This encouraged:
Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation

5. African Americans and the War
July 1862:
Congress allows army to enlist African Americans as laborers
By Spring of 1863:
African Americans were fighting with the Union Army

6. African Americans and the War
54th Massachusetts:
Consisted mostly of free African Americans
Played a key role in the attack on Fort Wagner, SC.
Most famous black unit of the war

7. African Americans How many black soldiers for the union: 180,000
Less pay
Confederates killed black prisoners or sold them into slavery
Lincoln gave some blacks the right to vote

8. Problems in the North Copperheads:
Democrats who spoke out against the war
Lincoln suspended:
Habeus Corpus
March 1863 Congress implemented:
The 1st draft (Riots & Protests)

9. Southern Struggles Three Southern Problems:
Blockade limited their supplies and trade (Prices Up)
Riots
Government disagreements (The Draft)

10. Southern Struggles Several Southern cities had: Food Riots
Southern draft didn’t include:
Large slave owners

11. Life on the Home Front Too old or young for service meant you:
Worked in factories/farms
Clara Barton formed what would be the:
Red Cross

12. Death
Twice as many soldiers died of disease compared to combat.