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The president abraham lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation on 22/09/1862.By an executive order issued by lincoln on 01/01/1863, freeing all slaves held in geographical areas in rebellion against the united states.
With the emancipation proclamation the aim of the war changed to include the freeing of slaves in addition to preserving the union .The 13th constitutional ammendment , which abolished the slavery in the US , was passed on 6/12/1865.As a result of this thousands of slaves were freed from 10 confederate states that were in rebellion
The emancipation proclamation lead to the proposal and ratification of the 13th ammendment to the constitution which formaly abolished slavery throughout the land . The emancipation proclamation confirmed the slaves insistence the war for the union must become a war for freedom. It added moral force to the union cause and strengthened the union both militarily and politicaly