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The Proclamation could only 'proclaim' freedom for Southern slaves, not enforce it.

It did not apply to the Northern slave-states, so it wasn't abolitionist - as Lincoln wasn't.

Its immediate purpose was to keep the British out - they could not support the Confederates after this without looking pro-slavery.

There was also a longer-term objective - to give the North something more emotive to fight for than just the cotton revenues.

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