Civil WarCivil WarChapter 16, Section 3Chapter 16, Section 3

A Call for FreedomA Call for Freedom

EmancipationEmancipation• Emancipate: freeEmancipate: free• 3.5 million slaves in the 3.5 million slaves in the

Confederacy feeding Confederacy feeding their economytheir economy

• January 1863, Lincoln January 1863, Lincoln signs signs Emancipation Emancipation ProclamationProclamation

• Freed no slavesFreed no slaves– Applied only to the Applied only to the

ConfederacyConfederacy• Britain and France Britain and France

decided not to aid decided not to aid ConfederacyConfederacy

• 1313thth amendment amendment

African Americans helpAfrican Americans help• In the SouthIn the South

– Worked on Worked on plantations and in plantations and in iron, salt, and lead iron, salt, and lead minesmines

– Nurses and cooks in Nurses and cooks in the armythe army

– 1865, law passed to 1865, law passed to enlist African enlist African AmericansAmericans• War ended before War ended before

any such regiments any such regiments recognizedrecognized

• In the NorthIn the North– Harriet Tubman: Harriet Tubman:

Underground Underground Railroad-spied Railroad-spied behind Confederate behind Confederate lineslines

– Used as spiesUsed as spies– 1862=permitted to 1862=permitted to

join the armyjoin the army• 10% of army10% of army• 20% of navy20% of navy

– Separate unitsSeparate units• 5454thth Massachusetts Massachusetts

TimelineTimeline

Terms to knowTerms to know• Emancipate: to free from slaveryEmancipate: to free from slavery• Ratify: to give official approval toRatify: to give official approval to