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3) In what way was Abraham Lincoln essentially forced to issue the Emancipation
Proclamation?

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Answer:

On September 22, 1862, after the battle at Antietam, he issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation declaring all slaves free in the rebellious states as of January 1, 1863

Location: United States

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