After the civil war, people who had been enslaved were emancipated, or freed. what changes do you think they hoped for? write about three ways in which you think the lives of newly emancipated people may have changed after the war. after the civil war, people who had been enslaved were emancipated, or freed. what changes do you think they hoped for? write about three ways in which you think the lives of newly emancipated people may have changed after the war. after the civil war, people who had been enslaved were emancipated, or freed. what changes do you think they hoped for? write about three ways in which you think the lives of newly emancipated people may have changed after the war.