They were not appreciative and thought it was too late.The colonists regarded the Proclamation as a law of their basic rights.
Answer:
It seemed democratic. Abolitionist argued it still denied African American their rights not to be enslaved, but Midwesterners liked it because they believed that mostly northern settlers would move to the new territory, so the states would be free.
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