The Importance Of The Emancipation Proclamation

The emancipation proclamation was one of the most earth-shattering events for slaves in America. President Abraham Lincoln began a long road to success to abolish slavery in the United States. The Emancipation Proclamation signed on January 1, 1862, did not free all slaves but only applied to the slaves that were in the South and placed not occupied by the federal military forces. The Border States such as Maryland, Kentucky, Delaware, and Missouri have not included Emancipation Proclamation. The order of the president was based on the constitutional authority of the president since the Congress did not pass the law (Carnahan, 2007).

The Emancipation Proclamation was in place not to stop slavery but to stop the rebellious Southern states to

The Emancipation Proclamation needed a constitutional amendment to guarantee abolishment of all slavery in the United States since the Proclamation could not do that itself (Guelzo, 2005).

In conclusion, Emancipation Proclamation did not free the slaves, but the slaves freed themselves. The Proclamation process was an essential step in the abolishment of the slavery in America, although it was not the reason why the slavery ended. The document motivated the enslaved individuals and freed African American people to join the Union, which eventually became a war for freedom. Determinations and preservation of the slaves across the country struck fear in the eyes of the Confederacy (Carnahan, 2007). Sometimes the government put its citizens in situations that are not always good. Some masters bought slaves not because they were willing but because it was a rule in the plantation sector since some treat them with more dignity than other owners. The Emancipation Proclamation added force to the union as it strengthens it both politically and militarily. The Proclamation has assumed a place among the famous documents of freedom as a milestone along the final abolishment of their liberty in the United States (Guelzo,