Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment to the Constitution

[samgrant]

Originally Posted by OpnDownfall

Many present day southrons, seem to be ignorant of the obvious differences, or do they know, but deliberately play dumb for arguments sake?

Who said anything about "southrons"?

I'd guess > 95% of all Americans don't know. (At work, one time, someone asked me "When was the Civil War?")

[samgrant]

Originally Posted by matthew mckeon

The Americans, McDougal, Littell 1988

"Slavery Becomes the Main Issue"
1. neither side declared slavery to be the central issue. It was, but neither side was willing to admit it. Federal government had no powier over slavery in the states.

2. Lincoln did not enforce the antislavery laws of the "Radicals" Huh? Which anti-slavery laws of the radicals did Lincoln sign into law, and then not enforce?

3. Northerners wanted to end slavery to hurt the South, because slaves helped the Southern war effort, and because England and France wouldn't support a slaveholding nation.

4. No slaves became free immediately

5. Powerful symbolic effect

6. Gave the Northern cause the weight of a moral crusade.

On #2, I wonder just which of the antislavery laws of the "Radicals", that Lincoln presumably had signed into law, that he later did not enforce? I know Lincoln pocket-vetoed the Wade-Davis bill, but as to laws passed, but not enforced? Please enlighten me.

Just wonder if the above were quotes from that text book or your summary of the main points.

Frankly, I don't remember every studying the Civil War while in elementary school, or hardly anything else.
I must have forgot everything when I was in college, but that's another story.

[matthew mckeon]

This was the most basic US History text at our high school: its been phased out, actually.

The above were paraphrases, but accurately conveyed what the textbook said. It does not detail what antislavery laws Lincoln didn't enforce, just makes that statement. Could they be confused with Lincoln checking Fremont's call for emancipation?