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- Hello, I'm Abraham Lincoln! I issued the emancipation proclamation on January 1st of 1863
- Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president, he was elected the first time Nov. 6 of 1880 and was re-elected Nov. 8 of 1864. He was then the man who ended slavery.
- Lincoln was then assassinated on April 18 of 1865, when he was then shot on the back of his head at a theater play
- Back in the 1600's, slavery was a MAJOR problem. Slavery was when white people would enslave the african-americans
- General David Hunter, decided that slavery was wrong and was one of the first white americans to arm african-american men
- General David Hunter demanded justice for all slaves in May of 1862, that got me thinking...
- I demand justice for all slaves!!
- In June of 1862, the congress outlawed slavery in federal territories so dozens of freed slaves joined the army and fought
- WE'RE FREE!! LETSSSS GOOOOOOO!!!
- Finally, on January 1st of 1863, I signed the emancipation proclamation, demanding slaves to be free and have justice! I'm such a great person, like duh!!
- Not everyone agreed to the emancipation proclamation, the northern states was against it and believed african-americans should be enslaved. On January 16th, some people started to do marches and discriminate against the emancipation proclamation.
- WE DON"T LIKE THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION!!! CHANGE IT!!
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