the emancipation proclamation was a proclamation without emancipation....can someone plaese explain this quote

Answer 1

The emancipation proclamation only freed the slaves in the southern states that rebelled during the civil war. The states that had slaves, but stated in the Union, i.e. Maryland, West Virginia; got to keep their slaves because they sided with the Union.

Also, the slaves in the south were free only by northern standards. They were still in the south, and since the south was rebelling, the laws of the north did not apply.

Finally, the proclamation did not garuntee any rights. It only says that slaves are free, but to do what? It just meant they were not property. Ex-slaves still were not garunteed the vote, or any other rights. So, how free were they really?

Hope this helps

Answer 2

As others have pointed out this proclamation did not free any slaves as it only pertained to those in bondage in the southern states, however the proclamation did 2 very great things.

1. It tied the union cause to the emancipation of the Slaves. This kept the abolitionists loyal to the cause and gave the North an Honorable goal to fight for. This also gave southern slaves a reason to rebel against their Plantations and join the union army.

2. It kept Europe out of the war. England and France were both supporters of the south, but after the Emancipation Proclamation could not ally themselves with the south and be seen supporting slavery.

Being that it didn't need congressional approval and did nothing to physically help the union cause, yet it virtually ensured that the North would win the Civil War.

Answer 3

As President of the U.S., Abraham Lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation, which freed the slaves in the South. But the slaves were in the South, not the North, and the South was in control of the Confederate army, which was at war with the North. So slaves had to wait for a Union victory before they were free.

Answer 4

Actually, slaves were freed in one southern state at the time of the proclamation-----that was Louisana. La. was the first state retaken by the North in about 1863 and before the battle of Vicksburg/Gettysburg.

Except for that the answers are correct.

Answer 5

It was just a political move, a spin, nothing more.