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Why was a national law against slavery needed even though the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued?

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Answer:

To make it official

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In the Proclamation, it only accounted for the African slaves of the south at that time. Lincoln added the amendment for future generations ot not worry about the issue

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Answer:

The right answer is: The proclamation only applied to the Confederacy.

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