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One of the major issues was whether the Southern states should be allowed to continue owning enslaved people. During the war, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. This document, issued on January 1, 1863, declared that the enslaved people in the Southern states were free.
Definition of emancipation. Best online English dictionaries for children, with kid-friendly definitions, integrated thesaurus for kids, images, and animations. Spanish and Chinese language support available.
Kids learn about the Emancipation Proclamation when Abraham Lincoln freed the enslaved during the Civil War.
e·man·ci·pate. to free from slavery or other control. The prisoner was emancipated when they found he was not guilty. emancipative (adj.), emancipatory (adj.), emancipator (n.) The meaning of emancipate. Definition of emancipate.
The Emancipation Proclamation actually did not free a single enslaved person. It could not be enforced in the regions held by Confederate troops, and it did not apply to the border states, which were not in rebellion against the Union.
Emancipation is a term that generally describes the transition from “minor” to “adult” in which the child becomes free from parental control, and the parents are no longer legally responsible for the acts of the child.
noun. Did you know? The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, ordered that enslaved people living in rebellious territories be released from the bonds of ownership and made free people—their own masters.
