The emancipation proclamation
Answer: The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. It proclaimed the freedom of slaves in the ten Confederate states still in rebellion. It also decreed that freed slaves could be enlisted in the Union Army, thereby increasing the Union's available manpower. Despite a vocal Abolitionist movement in the North, many people and many soldiers, in particular, opposed slavery, but did not favor emancipation. They expected slavery to die on its own over time.
The south also had the advantage of fighting occured inside confederate territory. This gave the confederate troops an advantage, as they knew the land better than the North. Also, the south was fighitng a defensive war. All the south needed to do was to hold off the Northern invasion.
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Answer:
<em>"87 years ago, our parents gave birth on this continent to a new nation, conceived in Liberty and consecrated to the principle that all men are born equal."</em>
Explanation:
As you may already know, the declaration of independence proclaimed the birth of a sovereign and free nation. In this new nation, freedom would be a right for all people, whether born there or looking for that nation as a home, that could offer them the equality that their home nation did not offer.
In his speech, Lincoln wished to recall the concept of freedom advocated in the Declaration of Independence. This can be seen in the excerpt:
<em>"87 years ago, our parents gave birth on this continent to a new nation, conceived in Liberty and consecrated to the principle that all men are born equal."</em>
