Emancipation Proclamation (1 ene 1863 año – 1 ene 1863 año)
Descripción:
Cause: 1. Abraham Lincoln wanted to free the slaves of the southern states. 2. He thought that a person being owned by another person was awful. 3. He also wanted the former slaves to join the Union and fight against the Confederates during the civil war.
Effect: 1. Freedom of slaves in ten Confederates states still in rebellion 2. Freed slaves enlisted in Union Army, increasing Union's available manpower.