Question Home

Position:Home>History> What is the major purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?


Question: What is the major purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation!?
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
It was a signal to England and France, not to recognize the confederacy!. It did not free any slaves in the states in rebellion, and did not free any slaves in the border states!.

It turned the civil war into a moral war!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

to make the war about slavery!.lincoln was trying to prevent britian from joining the south!. and britain had just abolished slavery!. with the emancipation proclamation he made the war about slavery and britian can't support that side of the war!. it was more of a military tactic!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Which Emancipation proclamation!?!?

there are SO MANY!!!Www@QuestionHome@Com

To free the American slaves!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

slavery- endWww@QuestionHome@Com

I don't listen to hip hopWww@QuestionHome@Com