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Lincoln decided to free the slaves before the Civil War ended primarily to weaken the Confederacy's war effort, as enslaved people were crucial to their economy and labor force. The Emancipation Proclamation, issued in 1863, aimed to undermine the South by encouraging enslaved people to escape and join the Union forces. Additionally, it reframed the war as a fight for freedom, bolstering support for the Union cause and paving the way for the eventual passage of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery.

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