control over implementation of the acts. However, Congress reached a stalemate that impeded the implementation of these Acts. Response Consequences "Essentially, the Confiscation Act of 1862 prepared the way for the Emancipation Proclamation and solved the immediate dilemma facing the army concerning the status of slave," even though the act was not heavily enforced . See also Emancipation Proclamation References First and Second Confiscation Acts (1861, 1862) Major Acts of Congress | 2004 | Hamilton, Daniel W http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3407400130.html Politics of the American Civil War United States slavery law Military emancipation in the American Civil War