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Lincoln had to settle for a 'Proclamation', not an Amendment, because it affected people in those states over which he had no control at the time.
As for why it was written, it was meant to make the war look like a crusade against slavery, so that free nations abroad could not send help to the Confederates without looking pro-slavery themselves.
In this, it was entirely successful. Britain had been close to granting recognition to the Confederacy, but had to abandon the idea. If Britain had intervened, France would probably have followed suit. So Lincoln managed to neutralist two major potential enemies.
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Which of these documents was written first 1 Emancipation Proclamation 2 Declaration of Independence 3 US Constitution?
Declaration of Independence (1776)US Constitution (1787)Emancipation Proclamation (1863)
When was the emancipation of proclamation written?
The Emancipation Proclamation was written on September twenty-second of 1862
When was the emanicipation proclamation written?
The preliminary Emancipation Proclamation was written on Sept.22,1862
Which President proclaimed that the slaves in the southern states were to be freed?
Lincoln. But they were freed by Union troops during their Southern campaigns, not by the Proclamation, which was mainly a tatcic to shame the British out of helping the cause of slavery.
Was the Emancipation Proclamation the document that abolished slavery in the US?
No, the Emancipation Proclamation was written by Abraham Lincoln after conferring with Frederick Douglass.
How many days did it take the Emancipation Proclamation to be written?
1
Why was emancipation proclamation was written?
To free the slaves in the states in rebellion.
What came first the Declaration of Independence or the emancipation proclamation?
The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, the Emancipation Proclamation was proclaimed in 1863, so it came 87 years later (or as Abraham Lincoln said, four score and seven years later).
What document set the slaves free?
The Emancipation Proclomation
How did the emancipation proclamation feel about the war?
The emancipation Proclamation doesn't have feeling.....
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.
Emancipation of Proclamation?
When Lincoln was president, the Emancipation Proclamation was to free all of the slaves in the Confederacy. :)
