What impact did the Emancipation Proclamation have on the meaning of the war?

A) After the Proclamation, a Union victory meant that Slavery would be ended in the Confederate States.


B) The Proclamation increased the chances of England coming to aid the Confederacy in order to preserve the Cotton industry.


C) The war became about state's rights and preserving the Union.


D) It was unclear as Lincoln did not clarify this in the Proclamation.

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Answer:

Correct answer is A. After the Proclamation, a Union victory meant that Slavery would be ended in the Confederate States.

Explanation:

Option A is correct because the Proclamation was to be included in all parts of the country.

B is not correct as England was out of this conflict.

C is not correct as the question of Union was a question raised even before the war started.

D is not correct as Lincoln was supporter of abolitionism since the beginning of his political career.

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