Answer to Question #89762 in History for niah

Question

Analyze the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation. What effect did it have on the North and on the South?

Answer 1

The Emancipation Proclamationshifted the purpose of the war to the morality of slavery. When Lincoln issues it, the soldiers' morale decreased, making it difficult to recruit new soldiers for the war. The Emancipation Proclamation freed all the slaves in the Northern and Southern states.