Civil War - Research Proposal Example

Research Paper Proposal I. II. Your III. The Legacy of Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation IV. American Civil WarV. Thesis Statement: The Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln may have been drafted and passed rapidly with some loopholes in the hopes of fully abolishing slavery, and while the slaves that were freed and considered to be freemen under the proclamation, they were still not considered to be citizens of the United States. Also, the steps needed for the successful implementation of the proclamation not only took a very long time before being realized, but also took many lives before it happened. VI. Outline: A.

Introduction B. Body of Paper1. Brief Description of the Proclamationa. What it contains – proclaimed that the ten states under the Confederate army must free all of the slaves, with the exemption of certain parishes and counties.1b. Why it was created – to remove the chains of slavery and initiate its abolition2.2. Historical Significancea. Civil War – the entry of antislavery issues caused political rivalries as well as polarizing of the country, eventually fueling the prolonged war.3b.

Post Civil War – initiated another issue with regards to the freedom and equality among all citizens of the union.43. Problems that Arose from the Proclamationa. Prolonging of the Civil War between the North and the South.5b. Loopholes such as ambiguities in the declaration slowed down the implementation of the proclamation.6 c. Mixed views by the citizens in the legitimacy of the proclamation –ambivalence of the northern white masses to the possibility of the freedom of people of color, as well as a tension with their coexistence.7d. Skeptics that did not believe something such as slavery which existed for 150 years needs to be abolished, which caused further dissent.8 4. Implications of the Implemented Proclamationa.

Many slaves abandoned their masters and escaped to join the union.9 b. The proclamation was only limited to certain states, with some strongly opposing the legitimacy of the proclamation.10c. Freed slaves were still not considered as citizens of the union.11d. Events that happened after the proclamation – some slaves chose to leave while some chose to stay, and this eventually left the plantation fields deserted.12 C. Conclusion1. Analysis of research2. Author’s conclusionBibliographyAmar, Akhil Reed.

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