Question

Read this passage from the Emancipation

Proclamation.

In one paragraph, explain
how this statement changed the Union's goals in the Civil War. If the United States
was reunited, what do you think the fate of slavery would be?
All persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the
people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be
then, thenceforward, and forever free.

Answer 1

This statement changed the Union’s goals since the main goal wasn’t to end slavery in the beginning. If the United States was reunited, I think slavery would’ve been banned quickly since the North would have more power after the war. In the passage it states, “At the start of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln promised that he would not interfere with slavery in states that already allowed it. His only goal was to preserve the United States.” This means that originally, emancipation was not Abraham Lincoln’s goal, reuniting the United States was. The text also states, “This inspired more Northerners to feel passionate about defeating the Confederacy. It also stopped countries opposed to slavery from helping the South.” This proves that the Emancipation Proclamation had the public’s support and most likely would’ve been enforced later on even if the Confederacy surrendered.

did this for hw so i used citations from the study they gave us

Answer 2

The Emancipation Proclamation changed the Union's goals in the Civil War as the goal before this wasn't to end slavery, it was to reunite America. This statement added emancipation to North America's goals. If America was reunited, I believe that slavery would end more quickly as the anti-slavery North would hold more power and make sure anti-slave laws were passed and adhered to as soon as possible.

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