War 1812

Q Ans. The status of slavery started to change with the victory of the Republicans in the elections. “ In the Union army, over 179, 000 African American men served in over 160 units, as well as more serving in the Navy and in support positions” (Escott). In their attempt to safeguard the supremacy of white men and continue the black slavery, fundamentalist Southerners selected secession whereas the Northerners were of the view that the Union’s collapse will bring the likelihood of a democratic republican government to an end. These events led to the Civil War and set the stage for the termination of slavery in America. The goal of antislavery Republicans was to restore the Union and abolish slavery. They wanted the war to continue until the attainment of these goals. Originally, Lincoln did not recognize emancipation as the war’s goal, but he was burdened by the escape of several slaves in the South (“ The Civil War”). With the fate of the Union being at stake, Lincoln was primarily committed to save the Union. His prime concern was to save the Union with or without freeing the slaves. Events led to the surrender of Lincoln to the antislavery republicans’ pressure. This made slavery the prime factor in Civil War and made the abolition evolve as a strategy to preserve the Union and put an end to the rebellion. Therefore, the president drafted emancipation’s general proclamation which was finally issued on 22 September 1862 and signed and approved by Lincoln on 1 January 1863. Abolitionists were concerned after the war that since the emancipation proclamation was derived from the wartime powers of Lincoln, its power might wane. End of slavery in the US was an event of global significance (Ayers).
Works Cited:
Ayers, Edward L. “ The American Civil War, Emancipation, and Reconstruction on the World
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Escott, Paul D. “ African Americans In The Civil War.” 2014. Web. 30 June 2014.
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“ The Civil War and emancipation.” N. d. Web. 30 June 2014.
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