Question

which president is credited with the emancipation proclamation and what was its purpose?

Answer 1

The document is the Emancipation Proclamation, made by President Lincoln on September 22,1862. The Emancipation Proclamation granted freedom to the slaves in the Confederate States if the States did not return to the Union to the Union by January 1,1863. In addition, under this proclamation, freedom would only come to the slaves if the Union won the war.

The Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. On January 1, 1863, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln declared free all slaves residing in territory in rebellion against the federal government. The Emancipation Proclamation actually feed few people.

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Answer 2

Abraham Lincoln is given the credit for the Emanciption Proclamation. The purpose of this document was to free slaves in the Confederate States of America, yet few Southerners actually granted their slaves freedom.

Answer 3

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