Class Updates: 12/18/12 and 12/19/12

In class yesterday (12/18/12) we learned about the writ of Habeas Corpus which is the right to not be imprisoned without just cause. President Lincoln stopped Habeas Corpus to keep the Union strong. Lincoln caused people to become imprisoned for speaking out against the Union, evading the draft, and anyone committing disloyal practices. Today in class (12/19/12) we reviewed Civil War battles and learned about the Emancipation Proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation was created to gain a military advantage, it proclaimed all those enslaved in Confederate territory to be forever free.