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The Emancipation Proclamation could only free slaves in areas held by Union Armies. It did not apply in neutral states (Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, etc.) and also didn't apply where Federal troops had not yet reached (Texas). The final emancipation occurred with the 13th Amendment.

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Did the Emancipation Proclamation really free the slaves?

No. The 13th Amendment to the constitution passed in December 1865 ended slavery.


Was the Emancipation Proclamation worthless?

The Emancipation Proclamation was NOT worthless because it outlawed slavery,which really helped because if this did not happen we would even be in slavery.So really the Emancipation Proclamation was really important. --------------------------------------------------------------- The Proclamation was a useful political tool but that is all it was. It "freed" slaves held in territories "not under Union control" which meant The Confederate States of America where Lincoln had no authority. No, it was the passage of the 13th amendment to the US Constitution that freed the slaves and that alone.


How were the rest of the slaves freed in the rest of the nation after the emancipation proclamation?

With the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.


What is the name of the document President Lincoln signed that freed slaves in confederate states?

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Emancipation proclamation did not free the slaves in which state?

The Emancipation proclamation did not free the slaves in which state?


Name of the document that free slaves?

the emancipation proclamation


What document set the slaves free?

The Emancipation Proclomation


What is the difference between 13th Amendment and Proclamation?

13th amendment freed all slaves but Emancipation Proclamation only freed confederate held slaves for Lincoln could only free southern slaves for military strategies, as commander and chief.the 13th amendment officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery.The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order issued by Abrahan Lincoln that freed slaves in Southern states. The 13th Amendment to the Constitution permanently abolished slavery after the Civil War.


What proclamation free'd slaves in the south?

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Emancipation of Proclamation?

When Lincoln was president, the Emancipation Proclamation was to free all of the slaves in the Confederacy. :)


Were slaves listed as freed in the Emancipation Proclamation?

All slaves that were owned by people in the South were set free. Not the slaves in the North. The 13th Amendment set all the slaves free.


Why was the Thirteenth Amendment necessary if President Lincoln freed the slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation?

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