The Emancipation Proclamation 5 Ws
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Emancipation Proclamation: A Primary Source Analysis
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The Emancipation Proclamation 5 Ws | Teaching The Emancipation Proclamation
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- WHAT IS IT?
- THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION JANUARY 1ST, 1863
- WHO WROTE IT?
- WHERE DID IT APPLY?
- Not freed in border states
- The Emancipation Proclamation is a document that called for the freeing of slaves in rebellious states during the American Civil War. It can be seen as a war measure as well as a moral measure.
- The Emancipation Proclamation was written by Abraham Lincoln along with advisement from his cabinet.
- It declared all slaves in rebellious states freed, as they were considered contraband. However, it did not apply to border states, or states that had not seceded from the Union.
- Slaves freed here
- WHEN WAS IT ISSUED?
- 5 Ws OF THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
- WHY WAS IT WRITTEN?
- We can't afford to PAY people to work the plantations!
- A preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation was written and circulated in 1862. The document itself was officially issued on January 1st, 1863.
- The document was written for several reasons. It aimed to weaken the Confederacy by eliminating its economic abilities. It also turned the war into a crusade against the institution of slavery.
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