Part one of term paper
In 1863, Abraham Lincoln was faced with a major dilemma dealing with an upcoming election. Arguments and fights were breaking out among the people of Northern and Southern States. Lincoln knew something had to be done to show his view points about on slavery and the reconstruction of the Union. Lincoln believed that slavery should not be in ...

Part two of term paper
... have to be done with the Constitution. On January 1, 1863, Lincoln finally signed the Emancipation Proclamation. At this moment Lincoln revealed to the states that slavery would not last much longer. "Since masters were unlikely to tell their slaves of Lincoln's act, and word of mouth was unreliable, miniature copies of the Proclamation were handed out by soldiers"(www.thelincolnmuseum.com). The Proclamation was only a written authorization, and had to be enforced by the army, especially Sherma ...