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Question- What document changed the purpose of the Civil War from one of states' rights to that of slavery?
1. the Thirteenth Amendment
2. Declaration of Independence
3. Emancipation Proclamation
4. the Fugitive Slave Law
Answer- 3. Emancipation proclamation
Extra information- The Emancipation did not free all the slaves but only those who were living in the states that were not controlled by the union. This was due to Abraham Lincoln's war powers.