1. Copy the following chart on Portfolio p75 (17.1)
Group
Response to Emancipation Proclamation
Abolitionists
(three (3) lines for each group)
Northern
Democrats
Union Soldiers
White Southerners
Slaves

2. CHAPTER 17 – THE TIDE OF WAR TURNS
Section 1
The Emancipation Proclamation
Today we will discuss the Emancipation Proclamation and its impact.

3. Vocabulary emancipation – the act of freeing someone
proclamation – an announcement
recognize – to identify or acknowledge formally

4. Lincoln believed slavery was morally wrong.
What We Already Know
Lincoln believed slavery was morally wrong.
Read aloud with me!

5. What We Already Know Read aloud with me!
In a battle fought near Antietam Creek in Maryland, Union forces had finally won a slim victory against Confederate general Robert E. Lee.

6. What We Already Know Read aloud with me!
Britain was considering giving aid to the Confed-eracy, even though Britain was opposed to slavery.

7. Calls for Emancipation
Abolitionists criticized President Lincoln because he had not ended slavery.
Some even said his lack of action helped the Confederacy.
William Lloyd Garrison

8. Calls for Emancipation
Lincoln did not emancipate slaves when the war began because his first priority was to preserve the Union.
Also, he wasn’t certain that he had the power to free them.

9. Calls for Emancipation
He also did not want to anger pro-Union groups in the South and the border states.
He knew many white Northerners opposed emancipation.
Lincoln wanted to bring the Union back together, not have the issue of slavery divide the nation even further.

10. Calls for Emancipation
But Lincoln finally settled on three reasons for issuing a proclamation of emancipation.
First, abolitionists like Frederick Douglass convinced Lincoln that making abolition a goal of the war would cause tens of thousands of free blacks to enlist in the Union army.

11. Calls for Emancipation
He also knew that if emancipation became a war aim, it would change the war from a disagreement over the nature of the Union to a war over slavery.
This would make it more difficult for Britain to recognize the Confederacy as an official country.

12. Calls for Emancipation
Lincoln realized how important slave labor was to the South.
Without it, the South would grow weak and be easier to defeat.
By the summer of 1862, the president had decided in favor of emancipating enslaved African Americans.

13. Calls for Emancipation
But the Confederacy had won most major battles so far, and Lincoln needed a victory before issuing the proclamation.
Otherwise, it could be seen as a desperate act by a country losing its war.

14. Calls for Emancipation
McClellan’s victory over Lee at Antietam gave Lincoln the opportunity to act.

15. Choose the statement that is NOT true!
1. Why did Lincoln hesitate to free the slaves when the war began, but then decide in favor of emancipation?
Choose the statement that is NOT true!

16. Choose the statement that is NOT true!
1. Why did Lincoln hesitate to free the slaves when the war began, but then decide in favor of emancipation?
He did not believe he had the power under the Constitution to abolish slavery where it already existed.
He did not want to anger the four slave states that remained in the Union.
He knew that most Northern Democrats, and many Republicans, opposed emancipation.
He was concerned about the effects of emancipation on the national economy.
Choose the statement that is NOT true!

17. Choose the statement that is NOT true!
1. Why did Lincoln hesitate to free the slaves when the war began, but then decide in favor of emancipation?
He did not believe he had the power under the Constitution to abolish slavery where it already existed.
He did not want to anger the four slave states that remained in the Union.
He knew that most Northern Democrats, and many Republicans, opposed emancipation.
He was concerned about the effects of emancipation on the national economy.
Choose the statement that is NOT true!

18. Why did Lincoln decide in favor of emancipation?

19. Why did Lincoln decide in favor of emancipation?
He used it as a political tactic to split the Northern Democratic Party.
He knew that without slave labor, the South would grow weak and be easier to defeat.
He knew that emancipation would irritate and annoy Southerners.
Grant's victory at New Orleans had stirred the nation and made the people more supportive of emancipation.

20. Why did Lincoln decide in favor of emancipation?
He used it as a political tactic to split the Northern Democratic Party.
He knew that without slave labor, the South would grow weak and be easier to defeat.
He knew that emancipation would irritate and annoy Southerners.
Grant's victory at New Orleans had stirred the nation and made the people more supportive of emancipation.

21. 2. What battlefield victory gave Lincoln the opportunity to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
Chancellorsville
Second Bull run
Antietam
Gettysburg

22. 2. What battlefield victory gave Lincoln the opportunity to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
Chancellorsville
Second Bull run
Antietam
Gettysburg

23. The Emancipation Proclamation
As of January 1, 1863, Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation would free all the slaves in Confederate states still in rebellion against the United States.
Lincoln argued that ending slavery would weaken the Confederacy. As Commander-in-Chief, he was allowed to take such action.
Lincoln did not have the power to end slavery in the North, but he did ask Congress to gradually abolish slavery everywhere.

24. The Emancipation Proclamation
Since the proclamation only applied to slaves in the Confederacy, where Lincoln couldn’t enforce it, few slaves were affected.
But it was an important symbolic measure. For the North, the Civil War was now a war of liberation.

25. What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in all regions that were in rebellion against the Union on January 1, 1863.

26. 3. Why were few slaves freed by the Emancipation Proclamation?

27. 3. Why were few slaves freed by the Emancipation Proclamation?
It only freed slaves in the Border States.
It only freed slaves in slave states that remained loyal to the Union.
It only freed slaves in United States territories.
It only freed slaves in states still in rebellion against the United States.

28. 3. Why were few slaves freed by the Emancipation Proclamation?
It only freed slaves in the Border States.
It only freed slaves in slave states that remained loyal to the Union.
It only freed slaves in United States territories.
It only freed slaves in states still in rebellion against the United States.

29. Response to the Proclamation
In the North, abolitionists rejoiced, although many believed that Lincoln should free all slaves, including those in the border states.

30. Response to the Proclamation
Many Northern Democrats worried that the proclamation would only prolong the war by further angering the South.

31. Response to the Proclamation
Most Union soldiers welcomed emancipation because it would help to weaken the South.

32. Response to the Proclamation
Southern whites were outraged at the thought that Lincoln was threatening their way of life.

33. Response to the Proclamation
With so many Southern men away fighting far from the plantations, news of the proclamation caused slaves to become defiant and disobedient.

34. Response to the Proclamation
Whenever the Northern armies drew near, many slaves ran away to Union lines, depriving the Confederacy of labor.

35. How did Southerners react to the Emancipation Proclamation?
Most ignored it as something that could never be done.
Most were outraged because it threatened their way of life.
Most were unaware of it, since Southern newspapers didn’t write about it.
Most trivialized it by making jokes about it.

36. How did Southerners react to the Emancipation Proclamation?
Most ignored it as something that could never be done.
Most were outraged because it threatened their way of life.
Most were unaware of it, since Southern newspapers didn’t write about it.
Most trivialized it by making jokes about it.

37. 4. How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the course of the war?
Choose all that are TRUE!

38. 4. How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the course of the war?
It freed over 8 million slaves immediately.
It informed European nations that the war was now a holy war for freedom.
It forced the Confederacy into the position of fighting a war specifically to preserve slavery.
It announced that African Americans would be allowed to enlist in the Union army.
Choose all that are TRUE!

39. 4. How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the course of the war?
It freed over 8 million slaves immediately.
It informed European nations that the war was now a holy war for freedom.
It forced the Confederacy into the position of fighting a war specifically to preserve slavery.
It announced that African Americans would be allowed to enlist in the Union army.
Choose all that are TRUE!

40. 4. How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the course of the war?
It freed over 8 million slaves immediately.
It informed European nations that the war was now a holy war for freedom.
It forced the Confederacy into the position of fighting a war specifically to preserve slavery.
It announced that African Americans would be allowed to enlist in the Union army.
Choose all that are TRUE!

41. 4. How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the course of the war?
It freed over 8 million slaves immediately.
It informed European nations that the war was now a holy war for freedom.
It forced the Confederacy into the position of fighting a war specifically to preserve slavery.
It announced that African Americans would be allowed to enlist in the Union army.
Choose all that are TRUE!

42. Today we will describe the role of black soldiers in the Civil War.
Lesson 17.1b: The Emancipation Proclamation and African American Soldiers
Today we will describe the role of black soldiers in the Civil War.

43. What We Already Know
By the summer of 1862, the Confederacy had won most major battles and Lee was preparing to invade Maryland.

44. What We Already Know
With every rebel victory, the British government grew closer to recognizing the Confederacy and providing it with aid.

45. What We Already Know
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves in Confederate hands and forcing Britain to withhold aid from the South.

46. African American Soldiers
Before the Emancipation Proclamation, the government had discouraged black enlistment.

47. African American Soldiers
Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation invited African Americans to join the Union army.
Frederick Douglass praised the decision, believing that military service by blacks would guarantee their rights to citizenship.

48. African American Soldiers
After emancipation, African Americans rushed to join the army.

49. African American Soldiers
By the end of the war, 180,000 Black soldiers had fought for the Union army.

50. African American Soldiers
African-American soldiers fought in all-black units led by white officers.

51. African American Soldiers
African Americans often were assigned the worst jobs and paid less than white soldiers.

52. African American Soldiers
But African American soldiers showed great courage on the battlefield.

53. The most famous black regiment of the war was the 54th Massachusetts.

54. The 54th Massachusetts
The regiment’s bravery at Fort Wagner, South Carolina in July 1863 made it popular in the North, and increased African American enlistment.

55. The 54th Massachusetts
Sergeant W.H. Carney was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery in recovering the Union colors at Fort Wagner.

56. African Americans faced greater danger than whites if captured.
The 54th Massachusetts
African Americans faced greater danger than whites if captured.

57. Southerners rarely took African Americans as prisoners.

58. The 54th Massachusetts
Instead, they often executed black soldiers or returned them to slavery.

59. 5. How did the 54th Massachusetts Regiment become famous?

60. 5. How did the 54th Massachusetts Regiment become famous?
As the first African American military unit to see combat
For its heroism at Fort Wagner
As the first American military unit to be commanded by black officers
For being the largest black regiment of the war

61. 5. How did the 54th Massachusetts Regiment become famous?
As the first African American military unit to see combat
For its heroism at Fort Wagner
As the first American military unit to be commanded by black officers
For being the largest black regiment of the war

62. Choose all that are true!
6. Why did African American soldiers often face greater hardships than white soldiers, and greater danger if captured?
Choose all that are true!

63. 6. Why did African American soldiers often face greater hardships than white soldiers, and greater danger if captured?
They were never allowed to rise above the rank of private.
They were often given the worst jobs.
They were given less pay.
When captured, they were frequently shot or returned to slavery.
Choose all that are true!

64. 6. Why did African American soldiers often face greater hardships than white soldiers, and greater danger if captured?
They were never allowed to rise above the rank of private.
They were often given the worst jobs.
They were given less pay.
When captured, they were frequently shot or returned to slavery.
Choose all that are true!

65. 6. Why did African American soldiers often face greater hardships than white soldiers, and greater danger if captured?
They were never allowed to rise above the rank of private.
They were often given the worst jobs.
They were given less pay.
When captured, they were frequently shot or returned to slavery.
Choose all that are true!

66. 6. Why did African American soldiers often face greater hardships than white soldiers, and greater danger if captured?
They were never allowed to rise above the rank of private.
They were often given the worst jobs.
They were given less pay.
When captured, they were frequently shot or returned to slavery.
Choose all that are true!

67. Copy the following chart on Portfolio p72 (17.1)
Group
Response to Emancipation Proclamation
Abolitionists
Northern
Democrats
Union Soldiers
White Southerners
Slaves
Thrilled that Lincoln had finally issued the Emancipation Proclamation …
Angered by Lincoln’s decision. They claimed that the Proclamation would only make the war longer by continuing to anger the South …
Most Union soldiers welcomed emancipation. They cheered anything that would help destroy the South’s strength …
White Southerners reacted to the Proclamation with rage …
Many slaves began to run away to Union lines to join the Union Army …

68. Do NOT answer the Questions BELOW!

69. Study Questions 17.1 (1-6) Copy the following SQ’s on Portfolio p51
Why did Lincoln hesitate to free the slaves when the war began, but then decide in favor of emancipation?
2. What battlefield victory gave Lincoln the opportunity to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
3. Why were few slaves freed by the Emancipation Proclamation?
4. How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the course of the war?
5. How did the 54th Massachusetts become famous?
6. Why did black soldiers often face greater hardships than white soldiers, and great danger if captured?