Question

The Emancipation Proclamation did not free all of the slaves. Which ones were not freed?

Answer 1

The E.P. was issued in Sept 1862 to take effect in Jan 1863. It was an enticement to the Confederate States to rejoin the Union. What the E.P said was that all slaves in those areas still in rebellion, and ONLY THOSE AREAS, were to be set free. Slaves in Confederate states occupied by Union troops (parts of Tennessee and Hampton Roads area of Virginia), slaves in Washington DC, slave states who didn't secede and were still in the Union(Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, and Delaware) plus any former Confederate States who re-joined the Union prior to Jan 1863 would remain slaves. So basically Lincoln's offer, as expressed by the E.P. was---re-join the Union and keep your slaves, remain in rebellion and your slaves would be considered free effective Jan 1863.

The E.P. only ordered the freedom of slaves in the Confederacy and not the freedom of slaves in areas under Union jurisdiction so those slaves remained slaves. The Confederacy considered themselves to be a separate nation outside the jurisdiction of any order of Lincoln so they ignored the E.P. Therefore no slaves were freed at all in Jan 1863.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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