How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the war?
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Responses
It increased the number of railroads to transport soldiers.
It increased the number of railroads to transport soldiers.
It provided an additional source of soldiers in the North.
It provided an additional source of soldiers in the North.
It gave the Northerners a cause to fight for.
It gave the Northerners a cause to fight for.
It freed all slaves in the United States.
It freed all slaves in the United States.
All of the responses are accurate. The Emancipation Proclamation changed the war in several ways:
1. It increased the number of railroads to transport soldiers: While this specific response appears twice and might be a mistake, it is true that the Emancipation Proclamation did not directly impact the number of railroads.
2. It provided an additional source of soldiers in the North: The proclamation declared that enslaved individuals in Confederate-held territory were to be set free, and as a result, many African Americans joined the Union Army, providing additional troops for the North.
3. It gave the Northerners a cause to fight for: The Emancipation Proclamation gave the war a moral purpose by declaring that the Union's goal was to end slavery. This motivated many Northerners to fight, as they now had a clear cause to support.
4. It freed all slaves in the United States: The proclamation did not immediately free all slaves in the United States, but it declared that slaves in Confederate-held territory were to be set free. As the Union Army advanced into Confederate territory, the proclamation effectively freed slaves in those areas. It also laid the groundwork for the eventual abolition of slavery throughout the United States.