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The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declared that all enslaved people in Confederate-held territory were to be set free. While it did not immediately free all enslaved individuals, it fundamentally transformed the Civil War's purpose by adding the abolition of slavery as a Union war goal. Additionally, it allowed for the enlistment of Black soldiers in the Union Army, strengthening their forces and contributing to the eventual defeat of the Confederacy. Ultimately, it set the stage for the eventual passage of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery in the United States.

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