Question

What did the Emancipation Proclamation really do?

Answer 1

The Emancipation Proclamation was a firm demonstration of the President’s executive war powers. The Emancipation Proclamation helped prevent the involvement of foreign nations in the Civil War.The Emancipation Proclamation paved the way for African-Americans to fight for their freedom.The Emancipation Proclamation led the way to total abolition of slavery in the United States.

Answer 2

The Emancipation Proclamation "freed" all slaves in the Confederacy. Slaves in the border states or in the Union were unaffected. Since the South was rebelling, it was unenforced and most slaves were not freed in the South. However, Union soldiers would help lead freed slaves to freedom.

Answer 3

YAh bring that back It only helped the Slaves in the south not in the north and yes there were slave owners in the north so what did it really do but free the "southern" slaves?

Answer 4

It didn't do anything but slap the south in the hand and say do this

Answer 5

Yeah, the South was in the middle of rebellion when it was issued so they didn't even recognize the North's government so it was extremely ineffective. It really only encouraged Union soldiers to help lead southern slaves to the North.

Answer 6

It Decreased effect of units outside their home city in Democracy and Republic to 1 and 0, respectively

Answer 7

it was really for the slaves to have freedom and be free. as they were but they couldn't vote or do anything like white people which is where Martin Luther king came in

Answer 8

the south also needed slaves to pick cotton since there was no harvesting machines

Answer 9

Blacks had the right to vote far before Martin Luther King Jr. was even born (15th Amendment). He may have helped with civil rights, or even pushed for the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but he did not help grant blacks the right to vote.