Chapter 11 Section 2: The politics of War

Emancipation Proclamation

a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 that declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."

abolishionists were happy some were upset Lincoln had not freed all enslaved persons, including border statespeople in north said it would only make war longer by cointinuing to anger the south. most union soldiers welcomed emancipation white southerners were angry. many slaves began to run away to union lines which provided the Union with soldiers

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do, and how did people respond to it?

Habeas corpus

a court order that requires authorities to bring a person held in jail before the court to determine why he or she is being jailed.

conscription

a draft that would force certain members of the population to serve in the army.

Copperhead

Northern democrats who advocated peace with the South.