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A National Law against slavery needed after 1863 even though the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued The proclamation only applied to the Confederacy.
Why, despite the fact that the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued, did a federal legislation prohibiting slavery become necessary after 1863?
The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln in January 1863, did not completely abolish slavery; those held in border states had not been released. As a result, the 13th Amendment was required.
What was the purpose of issuing the Emancipation Proclamation and what impact did it actually have?
People who were still under slavery have been fighting for their own freedom since the start of the Civil War. Their belief that the battle for the Union must turn into a war for liberation was supported by the Emancipation Proclamation. It bolstered the Union politically and militarily by lending moral support to the Union's cause.
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The Emancipation Proclamation's limitations meant it did not free all slaves, especially in Union states and Confederate areas controlled by Union forces. A national law was needed to legally and enforceably abolish slavery everywhere in the United States.
After the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, further national anti-slavery legislation was needed because the proclamation's effects were limited. Despite the proclamation stating "all persons held as slaves... henceforward shall be free," it only applied to states in active rebellion against the Union. This meant that enslaved people in loyal border states and areas of the Confederacy under Union control were not liberated by this decree. Moreover, the proclamation had no enforceable power in the Confederacy, making freedom for slaves more symbolic than practical without Union control. Therefore, a national law against slavery was necessary to abolish slavery in all states, ensure enforcement and grant freedom to all enslaved people, not just those in the Confederate states.
Slavery continued to exist in the Union border states and enforced liberation of slaves in Confederate regions was difficult due to limited Union control. Even in the Confederacy, the proclamation was largely ignored where Union troops were not present. As such, a national law would provide a uniform and enforceable policy across all states, thereby legally ending the institution of slavery.
Hence, the correct answer is the proclamation only applied to the Confederacy.