Full Transcript of the Second Confiscation Act: Chap. CXCV
Transcribed Excerpts from the Second Confiscation Act: Chap. CXCV
Source-Dependent Questions
- Use Section 9 of this law to explain the three ways slaves could be emancipated.
- How were border-state slaveholders and their slaves affected by this law?
- How did this law affect the status of fugitive slaves that were previously considered confiscated property and contraband?
- Was emancipation through this act seen as a military or moral act? Use evidence from the law to defend your position.
- What can be inferred about the social and political standing of free African Americans in the United States from Section 12 of this law?
Citation Information
"Chap. CXCV - An act to suppress Insurrection, to punish Treason and Rebellion, to seize and confiscate the Property of Rebels, and for other Purposes," U.S. Congress, pp. 589-592, 17 July 1862. Courtesy of Library of Congress