Emancipation Proclamation

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Emancipation Proclamation

• What were the 3 main purposes of the Emancipation
  Proclamation?
• How Did the North Stop the South From Moving
  their goods?
• Why Did Lincoln Choose Gettysburg to give his
  famous speech?

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What were the 3 main purposes of the Emancipation
Proclamation?

• Freed the slaves
• Encouraged African Americans to fight the war
• Political move to stop Europeans from helping the
  south

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How did the North stop the South from moving
their goods?

• Warships and blockades to stop south from moving
  goods

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Why did Lincoln choose Gettysburg to give his
famous speech?

• Invited to dedicate a national cemetery for the
  Battle of Gettysburg, one of the worst battles of
  the war.