Chapter 4, Section 2
1.
2.
Enslaved people come under Union
control
Fugitives are considered to be
contraband
1.
2.
Cabinet supports the plan
Agree to wait for a Union victory
1.
2.
Bloodiest single day of the Civil War
Lincoln claims victory
1.
2.
Declares slaves in states of rebellion to
be free
Does not apply to the border states
1.
2.
3.
Does not free a single slave
Redefines the war as being “about
slavery”
Ends any chance for a negotiated end to
the war
1.
2.
Militia Act mandates that black soldiers
be accepted into the military
All-black 54th Massachusetts Regiment
is formed
1.
2.
African American troops face prejudice
Face death if captured
1.
2.
Southern African Americans help Union
Armies
Emancipated slaves organize military
units