The Emancipation Proclamation and the Civil War
Thesis
Before Civil War
Views on Slavery
Southern Response to Lincoln's Election
Issuance of E.P.
Civil War Initially Not About Slavery
Civil War Gradually About Slavery
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Commander In Chief Powers
Foreign Support
Issuing the E.P.
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Position of Strength
Contents of E.P.
Impact of E.P.
Increased the Intensity of War
Freed Slaves
Process Paper
Annotated Bibliography
Impact of E.P.
The Emancipation Proclamation was a key factor in keeping the United States as a single country, since the Union’s victory in the Civil War ensured that the southern states couldn't secede and that the country would remain undivided.
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