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Where was the emacipation proclamation signed?

confederate states


In which year did president Lincoln sign the emacipation proclamation?

I THINK THE ANSWER IS IN 1863


Who wrote and what is emancipation proclamation?

The Emacipation Proclamation was written by Abraham Lincoln. It stated that there was to be no more slavery in the Union states.


The emacipation proclamation had the affect of?

...keeping the British out of the war. After the issue of the Proclamation, they could not aid the Confederates without looking pro-slavery.


Where was the Emacipation Proclamation issued?

The Emancipation Proclamation was issued in Washington, DC, by President Lincoln, and freed those slaves held in territory then in rebellion against the government of the United States of America. As a result, it did not free anyone until Confederate lands were conquered after the Proclamation was signed. Those slaves held in lands already under the control of Union forces were not affected by the Proclamation.


Why did Lincoln choose September 22 1862 to make the emacipation proclamation?

Because the Union had at last scored a victory (Antietam), so he could issue the Proclamation without making it look like a desperate measure.


What area of the country were slaves freed because of the emacipation proclamation?

They were 'proclaimed' to be free in all the Confederate states - just where Lincoln had no power or influence at that time. The Northern slave-states, which had stayed out of the Confederacy, were allowed to continue practising slavery till after the war.


First african american to attened a White House event?

The first African American to visit the White House was Fredrick Douglas After Pres. Lincoln signed the Emacipation Proclamation.


Emancipation proclamation did not free the slaves in which state?

The Emancipation proclamation did not free the slaves in which state?


Why was it important the emacipation proclamation?

It turned the war into an offical crusade against slavery - so Britain and France had to drop their plans to aid the South, because it would have made them look pro-slavery.


Name of the document that free slaves?

the emancipation proclamation


What does emacipation?

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