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Keeping out the British, who were planning to help the Confederates. They could not do this, if the war was officially declared to be a Union crusade against slavery.

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What does emancipatin proclomation mean?

The Emancipation Proclamation was the proclamation that Lincoln gave during the civil war that freed the slaves.


Why abraham lincoln is so famous?

He was the president during the Civil War. also the leader of Union and the Emancipation Proclomation.


What impact did the Emancipation Proclomation have on the civil war?

Kept the British and French from granting recognition to the Confederacy and sending military aid.


Who wrote and what is the Emancipation Proclomation?

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Why was the Emancipation Proclomation important to the war?

Keeping out the British, who were planning to help the Confederates. They could not do this, if the war was officially declared to be a Union crusade against slavery.


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What was a important document from the civil war?

the emancipation proclamation


Why was the Battle of Antietam important to the Emancipation proclamation?

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