Abraham Lincoln's fellow Republicans have come to the conclusion that the Civil War had become a war against slavery itself. Many people have. Lincoln had to come up with a way to help the slaves escape to freedom.
During the course of war, the two sides can take valuable property from each other, so that is exactly what Lincoln did.
Slaves were not considered people in the south, just property. This meant the Union was allowed to steal southern slaves and bring them to freedom in the Union. In the beginning of this process, few slaves were lead to freedom. In a matter of months, thousands of slaves escaped to Union borders to begin their life of freedom.
However, many Union soldiers were supporters of slavery and the Fugitive Slaves Law. They returned slaves back to the Confederacy.
Despite this bump in the road, many slaves escaped to their freedom.
This even led to a law that was the total opposite of the Fugitive Slave Law. It stated that slaves who escaped to Union borders did not have to be returned to the south.
This began a narrow pathway to an Emancipation Policy. Plus, slaves had already began to fight for their freedom before the War was even a year old.
During the course of war, the two sides can take valuable property from each other, so that is exactly what Lincoln did.
Slaves were not considered people in the south, just property. This meant the Union was allowed to steal southern slaves and bring them to freedom in the Union. In the beginning of this process, few slaves were lead to freedom. In a matter of months, thousands of slaves escaped to Union borders to begin their life of freedom.
However, many Union soldiers were supporters of slavery and the Fugitive Slaves Law. They returned slaves back to the Confederacy.
Despite this bump in the road, many slaves escaped to their freedom.
This even led to a law that was the total opposite of the Fugitive Slave Law. It stated that slaves who escaped to Union borders did not have to be returned to the south.
This began a narrow pathway to an Emancipation Policy. Plus, slaves had already began to fight for their freedom before the War was even a year old.