Confiscation Act and Emancipation Proclamation

The Emancipation Proclamation - public relations (2)

1) rallied the people in the North behind the war 2) keeps foreign countries from joining the war and being allies with the South

The Emancipation Proclamation - when was it written?

September of 1862

The Emancipation Proclamation - slaves in the states

slaves in the states, who're rebelling against the U.S. gov as of January 1st, 1863, shall be forever free

The Emancipation Proclamation - when did it take effect?

January 1st 1863

The Emancipation Proclamation - confiscating war materials

Lincoln issued his doc, under the authority of the U.S. as a way to confiscate war materials of the Confederate states

2nd Confiscation Act of 1862 - Southerners who committed treason and their punishments

All Southerners who hold jobs with the confederate army or soldiers in that army will be committed to have treason & will have their property confiscated, that property will not be returned; will not be able to uphold any jobs with the U.S. gov (insurrection against gov)

The Emancipation Proclamation - African Americans

It allowed African Americans into the army and navy

The Emancipation Proclamation - states that weren't applied by this act

The Emancipation didn't apply to the border states of Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, or Delaware because they didn't secede and was part of the Union

2nd Confiscation Act of 1862 - slaves that belong to people who aren't associated with the confederate army

The slaves belonging to people who are not associated with the confederate army and who can prove that will be returned to their owners under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

2nd Confiscation Act of 1862 - slaves that help in the confederate army

The slaves of those people involved with the confederate army or in any way helping the confederate army will be considered confiscated property and not returned