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What did the emacipation proclamation do?

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Emancipation Proclamation
- declared slaves free in the any area still in rebellion on the date the final proclamation was issued (January 1, 1863). Note that Lincoln took this step under his "war powers" as Commander-in-Chief; he did not have the Constitutional authority to free them elsewhere (though he took other steps to accomplish that as well).

- authorized the armed services to accept blacks

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What was the emacipation proclamations?
The Emancipation Proclamation was a declaration issued by Abe Lincoln. It is pretty much about equal rights and how no man shall be denied the right to vote and ect.
Why is the Emacipation Proclamation significant?
it made more blacks try to escape
The emacipation proclamation had the affect of?
..keeping the British out of the war. After the issue of the Proclamation, they could not aid the Confederates without looking pro-slavery.
Where was the Emacipation Proclamation issued?
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued in Washington, DC, by President Lincoln, and freed those slaves held in territory then in rebellion against the government of the United States of America. As...
Who wrote the Emacipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln

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