EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

IMPACT

• It allowed for African Americans to join the Union's armed forces.
• By the end of the war, almost 200,000 African Americans would serve.
• The Proclamation ends slavery in the rebelling states.

3 FACTS

• The Proclamation led to the complete abolishment of slavery.
• It restricted the involvement of foreign nations in the civil war.
• It only applied to the states in rebellion.

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SOURCES

• http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/emancipation-150/10-facts.html
• http://www.historynet.com/emancipation-proclamation