Yes - in 1863.
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued during the Civil War; Reconstruction was the period following the war.
President/Commander-In-Chief Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War.
In the US, the most important document issued during the Civil War was the Emancipation Proclamation.
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued 1 January 1863. It was issued during the American Civil War. This took place from 1861-1865.
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation to abolish slavery in Confederate states and weaken the Southern economy during the Civil War.
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863 by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. The proclamation declared the freedom of 3 million slaves.
Abraham Lincoln
It was issued after the Battle of Antietam
Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation to free enslaved people in Confederate states during the Civil War, in order to weaken the Confederacy and strengthen the Union's cause.
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation to free enslaved people in Confederate states during the Civil War, in order to weaken the Confederacy and strengthen the Union's cause.
The Emancipation Proclamation consists of two executive orders issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. (Redirected from Emancipation proclamation)Before he issued the Proclamation, President Lincoln wanted a Union victory on the battlefield. The Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, was a close battle and the Union claimed victory. President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, which took effect on January 1, 1863.
No. Since Benjamin Franklin died in 1790, he would not have been around to write the Emancipation Proclamation which was issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 during the American Civil War.