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Emancipation Proclamation: 1863
President Abraham Lincoln issued the first, or preliminary, Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, when the Nation was in the middle of the Civil War (1861-1865), and southern states seceded or left the Union. The final proclamation took...
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Emancipation Proclamation Facts and Figures
The Emancipation Proclamation invited former slaves to join the Union military. By the end of the war, almost 200,000 African-American soldiers and sailors had fought for the Union. One of the earliest and most important tasks for the U.S. Government...
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About the Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation stated that slaves in the Confederate states (the states that wanted to separate from the United States) were free, and that the Union military would fight to preserve that freedom. It only applied to states that were “in...
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Emancipation Proclamation Facts and Figures
The Emancipation Proclamation invited former slaves to join the Union military. By the end of the war, almost 200,000 newly freed African-American soldiers and sailors had fought for the Union. The original Emancipation Proclamation is now at the...
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About the Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation stated that slaves in the Confederate states (the states that wanted to separate from the United States) were free, and that the Union military would fight to preserve that freedom. It applied only to states that were “in...
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Emancipation Proclamation: 1863
on slavery eventually led to the Civil War (1861-1865). President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, as the Nation was in the middle of the Civil War. The final proclamation, which took effect on...
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Journeyman: Emancipation Proclamation
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Master: Emancipation Proclamation
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Emancipation Proclamation: 1863
on slavery eventually led to the Civil War (1861-1865). President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, as the Nation was in the middle of the Civil War. The final proclamation, which took effect on...
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Lincoln Memorial: 1922
in our Nation’s history. Lincoln was President during the Nation’s Civil War (1861-1865), and he issued the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, which proclaimed that slaves within rebel states would be free. He is also known for the Gettysburg Address,...
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Learning Adventures 14 and more
- 1789 The Federalist Papers: 1787 - 1788 The U.S. Constitution: 1789 The Bill of Rights: 1789 - 91 The Emancipation Proclamation: 1863 The Gettysburg Address: 1863
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Learning Adeventures 9 to 13
The Articles of Confederation: 1777 - 1789 The U.S. Constitution: 1789 The Bill of Rights: 1789 - 91 The Emancipation Proclamation: 1863 The Gettysburg Address: 1863
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Glossary
all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the list of powers it was granted (Article I, Section 8). Emancipation Proclamation: An order by President Lincoln that took effect in 1863, during the Civil War, which ended slavery in the confederate...
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial: 2011
1963, on the steps of the Abraham Lincoln Memorial, made references to the Declaration of Independence, the Emancipation Proclamation, the Gettysburg Address, and other historic speeches and writings. Dr. King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964,...
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