What was an effect of the emancipation proclamation? Many free African-Americans volunteered to fight for the union, enslaved African-Americans in the south were immediately freed, the south was forced to surrender, owning slaves became a crime punishable by death
One effect of the Emancipation Proclamation was that many free African-Americans volunteered to fight for the Union. However, it is important to note that the Emancipation Proclamation did not immediately free all enslaved African-Americans in the South. Rather, it declared that all enslaved people held in Confederate states would be considered free, but the enforcement of this proclamation relied on Union military victories. As a result, the Proclamation led to the gradual liberation of enslaved African-Americans as Union forces advanced into Confederate territories. It is not accurate to say that owning slaves became a crime punishable by death or that the South was forced to surrender solely due to the Emancipation Proclamation.
