1. Ch. 6-5:Impact of the War on the Home Front ► During all wars peoples civil liberties are decreased ► Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus (statement of charges)

3. Ex Parte Milligan & Ex Parte Merryman ► Supreme Court ruled that military courts could not place civilians on trial ► Constitution- “when in cases of rebellion or invasion public safety may require it”

4. Homestead Act (1862) ► Goal- encourage settlement west ► Gave 160 acres of federal land ► Had to work on the land for 5 years then it was yours for free ► Encouraged excess labor in the east to move west

5. Emancipation Proclamation (1863) ► Declares all slaves in the Confederate States were now free men and women ► Doesn’t do much but hailed as a huge step towards the end of slavery

6. African American Participation ► At first they were turned away ► Finally served in segregated (separate) army units ► At first they were cooks, builders but finally fought

9. Blacks Serving in the Army

10. 13 th Amendment ► Made slavery illegal in every state in the Union ► Lincoln’s only goal as president was to “Save the Union” “Or Preserve the Union” and he did