Question

The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 freed all slaves, but many continued in slavery until after the war. Why would many in the South ignore the Proclamation?
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Answer 1

Answer:

The first reason is that most of the South had broken off the rest of the Union, and did not view Abraham Lincoln as a valid authority figure.

The second reason is that slaves were an essential part to the Southern economy due to the many plantations all over the South. It was cheaper to pay a price once and get a slave that did unlimited work than it was to pay someone to do it every single time.