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Antietam, the first major battle where Lee was defeated.

It allowed Lincoln to make the proclamation from a position of strength, and not as a desperate measure.

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After which battle did Lincoln announce the Emancipation Proclamation following the Union victory?

Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation after the Union victory at the Battle of Antietam.


The Emancipation Proclamation was announced after the Battle of?

Sharpsburg.


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

The Battle of Antietam was very important to the Emancipation Proclamation because it was the final battle of the Civil War. The treaty was signed at Antietam Courthouse and the Emancipation Proclamation declared slaves free, which was the whole point in the Civil War.


After which battle in the Civil War was the Emancipation Proclamation passed?

It was issued after the Battle of Antietam


The Emancipation Proclamation was issued after what battle?

Antietam (Sharpsburg)


Where was the emancipation proclamation was given?

The Emancipation Proclamation. an Address Delivered In Boston In September, 1862 The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, vol. 11


Why did Lincoln wait until after the Battle of Antietam to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

Lincoln waited until after the Battle of Antietam to issue the Emancipation Proclamation because he wanted to wait for a Union victory to give the proclamation more credibility and show that the Union was in a stronger position.


What did the Battle of Antietam allow Lincoln to do?

After, it allowed Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation


What step did linclon announce after the Battle of Antietam?

Freeing the slaves in the Confederacy.Lincoln issued the first Emancipation Proclamation shortly after the Battle of Antietam. It would take effect January 1, 1863.This did not effect any European power from formal recognition. least of all the world's most powerful empire with millions of "Native Peoples " under their control. One can call it forced labor. The British had already given the Confederacy "de facto " recognition as it had a constitution, a government and an army.


When was emancipation proclamation passed?

The Emancipation Proclamation was issued 1 January 1863. It was issued during the American Civil War. This took place from 1861-1865.


Key battle of 1862 that forestalled European intervention to aid the Confederacy and led to the Emancipation Proclamation?

The Battle of Antietam


What document set the slaves free?

The Emancipation Proclomation