As a quick and conventional military victory eluded Union armies, Radical Republicans moved the nation closer to the idea of total emancipation as an economic means to hurt the Confederacy. Identify the steps taken by the Union against slavery before total emancipation.

Answer: Although the emancipation proclamation did not end slavery, it essentially transformed the character of war. From now on, each advance of federal troops expanded the scope of freedom. In addition, the proclamation announced the acceptance of black men in the army and navy of the union. At the end of the war, almost 200.000 black soldiers and sailors had fought for the Union and for their own freedom.