The Politics of War

The Politics of War

Chapter 11, Section 2Social Studies LLD V

Mr. Pinto

9/27 do now

• If you were Abraham Lincoln at this point during the Civil War, what new law would you institute?

(Think about what might help you win the war more easily)

Lincoln’s Dilemma

• Northern leaders asked Abraham Lincoln to, “Make the war a crusade against slavery”

• His reply was, – “My paramount object in this struggle is to save

the Union, and is not either to save or destroy Slavery”• Paramount – Most important

• In your own words, tell me what you think Lincoln is saying here. (1-2 sentences)

• Lincoln found small ways to combat the issue of slavery– Union soldiers could rescue slaves – By emancipating (rescuing) slaves, Lincoln also

ensured that Britain would not join the war on against the Union

The Emancipation Proclamation

• All slaves in states fighting against the Union were now free.

• I am doing a justice for all men

• God supports this decision

“All persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free. . . . And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind, and the gracious favor of Almighty God”

1. Look at Lincoln’s face, describe 2 things that he is feeling.2. Look around the room in the cartoon, explain what you think is going on?3. Name 2 objects in the room, why do you think the artist draw those objects?4. Why do you think the room is messy?

1.Looking at Lincoln’s Face, describe 2 things that he is feeling?2. Why did the artist draw Lincoln the way he did?3. How did the artist portray Lincoln as under the devil rule?4. What was the purpose of the artist having a picture of John Brown as a saint and a picture of a slave uprising in Santo Domingo?

1. How are these cartoons similar?2. What is the major theme of each? (The artists have the same goal)

Effects of the Proclamation

• It didn’t end slavery immediately, only in the Confederacy.

• Allowed free blacks to join the Northern Army.• South knew that if it lost the war, its way of

life would change forever.

View the quote below. This was from a Northern man in in 1863. How did the North react to the

Emancipation Proclamation? (1-2 sentences)• “Men squealed, women fainted, dogs barked,

white and colored people shook hands, songs were sung, and by this time cannons began to fire at the navy yard. . . . Great processions of colored and white men marched to and fro and passed in front of the White House. . . . The President came to the window . . . and thou-sands told him, if he would come out of that palace, they would hug him to death”

Closing Question

• Was the law you chose during our do now close to what Lincoln chose to do?

After the Emancipation Proclamation, the North expected free blacks and former slaves to join the military.

1. How does this cartoon show the feelings of both the North (Lincoln) and African Americans in the country?