Causes & Effects
Political
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Which foreign power had an interest in Southern independence but was divided over the Confederacy's continued support of slavery?
Great Britain
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The Emancipation Proclamation was
n executive order. President Lincoln used his power as commander-in-chief of the military as grounds for the Proclamation. Its tenets have since been sustained by Congress, the courts, and constitutional conventions.
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How long did states affected by the Preliminary Proclamation have before it took effect?
One hundred days.
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When was the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation issued?
September 22nd, 1862
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Which Union victory gave President Lincoln the political capital necessary to issue the Proclamation?
Antietam. Although President Lincoln had decided to issue the Proclamation earlier in the summer, his cabinet urged him to wait for a Union victory. Otherwise, they argued, it would look like an act of desperation.
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The Second Confiscation Act
The Emancipation Proclamation was preceded by this act of Congress, which threatened to free the slaves of any Confederate citizen still in rebellion sixty days after its passage.
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What area of the country did the Proclamation specifically apply to?
Only the states in rebellion
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Which Cabinet member suggested waiting for a Union victory before issuing the Proclamation?
Secretary of State William Seward.
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What became of the original draft of the Proclamation?
It burned in the Chicago Fire.
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This "dictatorial" Congressional Republican is said to have only ever praised Lincoln for the Emancipation Proclamation.
Thaddeus Stevens. Chairman of the House Committee of Ways and Means, Stevens was a key player in the Radical Republican party. When he died in 1868, he left $50,000 for the establishment of a school for homeless orphans of all colors and backgrounds.
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