1. Chapter 16, Section 3 A Call for Freedom
Civil War
Chapter 16, Section 3
A Call for Freedom

2. Emancipation Emancipate: free
3.5 million slaves in the Confederacy feeding their economy
January 1863, Lincoln signs Emancipation Proclamation
Freed no slaves
Applied only to the Confederacy
Britain and France decided not to aid Confederacy
13th amendment

3. African Americans help
In the South
Worked on plantations and in iron, salt, and lead mines
Nurses and cooks in the army
1865, law passed to enlist African Americans
War ended before any such regiments recognized
In the North
Harriet Tubman: Underground Railroad-spied behind Confederate lines
Used as spies
1862=permitted to join the army
10% of army
20% of navy
Separate units
54th Massachusetts

4. Timeline

5. Terms to know Emancipate: to free from slavery
Ratify: to give official approval to