Emancipation Proclamation Dbq

1. The Emancipation Proclamation
On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln enforced a new order, the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed all slaves behind the Confederate lines. It only applied to the Southern states that were rebelling and not the states that were already occupied by the Union. It allowed free slaves to fight in the Civil War and now the Union had another reason to fight; to give freedom to the slaves.
2. Tax Form
The first income tax enforced in the United States cam when the Unions needed help with financing the materials they needed. The House Ways and Means committee came up with an order to tax personal and corporate incomes that stated 3% tax on incomes over $800. Around a year later Abraham Lincoln decide to change it

The National Bank Act was also used to make baking safer for investors and a national banking system. It also was made to manage federal war loans and made a national currency and helped improve the nation’s financial issues, but did not solve them.
4. Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment was issued on December 6, 1865 and was passed the second time after being turned down the first time by the House of Representatives. The Thirteenth Amendment eliminated slavery in the United States. The first section stated that involuntary service is not allowed, or being forced to work against your will, even if you are getting paid unless it is a punishment for a crime that you are guilty of. The second section states that Congress needs to enforce the law and punish others who do not follow it.
5. Habeas Corpus Document
On March 3, 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed a law that has authorities’ transports people getting charged with a crime to the court in order to see why they are being charged. Lincoln suspended this law during the Civil War first in Maryland and then others due to disagreement in the states. Many Confederate supporters, that were part of the Union, were released quicker after being arrested without a

One of the copies of the order was lost and a Union troop recovered it, giving valuable information to the Union about the Confederates movements and campaign plans. George McClellan was leading the Union and drove them to victory after a 3 day battle where over 87,000 Union and 45,000 Confederates fought, and around 4,000 died.
7. Copy of Gettysburg Address Speech
One of the most important speeches in history was the Gettysburg Address giving by President Abraham Lincoln in November 1863. In the speech he talked about human equality as talked about in the Declaration of Independence and about “a new birth of freedom” that the Civil War would bring. His speech was less than 2 minutes long and only 272 words long, yet it made a huge impact on the views of the people listening.
8. Enrollment Act of 1863 (Conscription Act)
The Enrollment Act, passed in 1863, stated that all men in America ages 20 to 45, included immigrants that wanted to become citizens, had to get registered to get drafted. You could be excused from this if you paid a large sum of $300 or got someone else to take your place. This act was opposed by many people and lead to the New York Draft