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No. It applied only to states that had seceded from the Union, leaving slavery untouched in states like Maryland and Delaware. Maryland might have seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy, but President Lincoln sent Federal troops into the Maryland statehouse and prevented the legislature from voting. Also, the Emancipation Proclamation expressly exempted areas in slave states that had already come under Northern control. So, the slaves in those areas had to remain slaves. Further, the Emancipation Proclamation had no effect on slaves in states controlled by Confederate forces.
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FranThe North didn't have slavery. The Gettysburg Address wasn't even about slavery. The Gettysburg Address was Lincoln's speech honoring the soldiers that gave their life on the field there.
Again here is your answer: The NORTH had no slavery, only the south did. That is why all of the slaves wanted to get to the North to be free! The North had NO slavery!
I hope you understand now!!
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I'm sorry, but this guy is wrong. The North did have slavery. The war was not initially about slavery. It was about state rights, and unjustified taxes.
The Gettysburg Address did not mention slavery directly. Instead, he spoke of equality as the fundamental purpose of the war. He called for a "new birth of freedom."
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Sorry whoever wrote the edit but he is SUPER wrong, the REVOLUTIONARY WAR was about taxes. The civil war WAS NOT. The person who wrote the first paragraph didn't say the Gettysburg address was about slavery, it is not. The person who wrote the first paragraph is ABSOLUTELY wright Good work! and to the person who wrote the edit I am sorry but you are wrong! :D
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was very effective in pointing out that slavery in not consistent with the ideals that were expressed in the Declaration of Independence, the founding document of America, hence, this speech added to the growing support for the abolition of slavery, which happened not long afterward.
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What was the importance of the Gettysburg Address in terms of slavery?
Gettysburg was the farthest north that the Confederates went. It was the beginning of the end of the war. At the time many did not think much of the speech because it was so short. Yet Lincoln showed that the slavery needed to end. He said "that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom"
What does the Battle of Gettysburg represent?
The Battle of Gettysburg led to the end of the American civil war and also was where president Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg address.
How does abraham lincoln use the Gettysburg address to shape society?
He wants to bring an end to the war by reminding his audience of the lives lost at Gettysburg.
Why did Lincoln make a speech at Gettysburg?
To consecrate the ground, as he honored the dead of the recent battle, which was a hard fought Union victory..
How did the Battle of Gettysburg end slavery?
The Battle of Gettysburg did not end slavery. The Union forces defeated the Confederates who were forced to retire southward to Virginia. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia was badly damaged and would never again be strong enough to initiate an offensive on Northern soil which in itself may have shortened the war. It can be said however, the battle did further advance the idea of the abolition of slavery. The Battle of Antietam has a better claim to the title of the battle that ended slavery. It did not end slavery either, but it was shortly after this battle that Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which was intended to free slaves. Truly both battles, indeed every battle contributed to the end of slavery but it would not be until 1865 with ratification of the 13th amendment that slavery would finally end.
