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“In September 1852, a few days after Lee’s retreat from Antietam, President Lincoln met with his cabinet and issued a Preliminary Proclamation. He issued the final Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863. The document had little immediate effect as It freed enslaved people only in areas that were fighting the Union.” What words from the sentences above help you determine the meaning for the word “Preliminary”?