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allow him to identify escaped slaves as contrabands of war. butler s controversial decision would eventually inspire thousands of slaves to cross union lines, creating a path for lincoln to entertain the idea of emancipation. butler s fort monroe doctrine has an immediate impact on the confederacy. when the union navy invades south carolina s sea islands plantation owners leave behind 10,000 slaves. these new contrabands begin to grow and harvest cotton and other crops for the union, and teachers from the north come to port royal to educate them. we did more than patrick henry. they seem to be taking to the letters real quick, general. once a man has knowledge, he ll not be satisfied unless he also has freedom. i want you to draft an order. if the president is too timid to make a stand, then i will. emancipation was happening in

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does this mean that. that we re free? that s not my part to say. it is for the president. despite his rank, benjamin butler has no strategic military experience, and is considered a disaster on the battlefield. but his tenacity as a lawyer and deft political mind allow him to identify escaped slaves as contrabands of war. butler s controversial decision would eventually inspire thousands of slaves to cross union lines, creating a path for lincoln to entertain the idea of emancipation. butler s fort monroe doctrine has an immediate impact on the confederacy. when the union navy invades south carolina s sea islands, plantation owners leave behind 10,000 slaves. these new contrabands begin to grow and harvest cotton and other crops for the union,

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secretary of state struck me with very great force. the result was that i put the draft of the proclamation aside, waiting for a victory. [ gunfire ] [ men whooping ] on the heels of a crushing defeat at the second battle of bull run, abraham lincoln realizes that if he issues a proclamation now it would appear as a desperate measure of an embattled union. he would also risk losing the key border state of maryland still divided on the issue of slavery. now, frederick douglass only sees the president s inaction as an insult to abolitionists, and is publicly critical. however, what douglass doesn t know is lincoln is just one step away from issuing a proclamation that will change the course of history.

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free the slaves. in fact, it only applies to slaves in states choosing to persist in the rebellion and slaves in border states like maryland or missouri remain enslaved. with this bold war measure, lincoln gives the south an ultimatum. if they don t lay down their arms and rejoin the union in three months, their slaves will be free. but the rebels would rather keep fighting than give in to the president. son, the president may be slow, but he is sure. once he stakes his claim he won t retreat from it. yes, father. the south can no longer pretend to be fighting for anything but the preservation of slavery. but with many northerners refusing to fight for abolition, emancipation promises to either end the war or the union.

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