It wasn't symbolic, but a real movement towards freeing slaves in the states in rebellion.
The Emancipation Proclamation allowed Lincoln to raise the stakes in terms of the moral higher ground, preventing England and France from intervening on the South's side.
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued twice. First one was in September 1862 and again in January 1863.
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Kentucky.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued the first Veterans Day Proclamation.
President/Commander-In-Chief Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War.
the 1763 proclamation was issued in Great Britain.
Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
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increased the number of British troops in the colonies.
Answer this question… The proclamation line issued by King George III: