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You just read about the Emancipation Proclamation. What events prompted President Lincoln to issue this important document? What effect did the Emancipation Proclamation have on the Civil War? Support your response with information from the lesson.

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Although the Battle of Antietam resulted in a draw, the Union army was able to drive the Confederates out of Maryland – enough of a “victory,” that Lincoln felt comfortable issuing the Emancipation just five days later.The Emancipation Proclamation confirmed their insistence that the war for the Union must become a war for freedom. It added moral force to the Union cause and strengthened the Union both militarily and politically.

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Answer: The battle of Antietam gave Northerners hope that they could win the war, the Emancipation provided a new reason for fighting and a new outcome to the war.

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