Question

How did the Emancipation Proclamation become a turning point in the Civil War?
A) The war became less important to northerners.
B) The war was now officially about slavery.
C) The war now reached across the country.
D) The war became less important to southerners.

Answer 1

D.)The Emancipation Proclamation, which took effect 150 years ago, changed the course of the United States while it was embroiled in the Civil War. In it, President Abraham Lincoln exercised his constitutional authority as commander in chief of the armed forces, to proclaim all slaves in Confederate territory to be forever free. Join Active Minds as we explore what this historic proclamation did and did not do. We will examine its impact, both immediate and longer term, from the perspective of slaves, slave owners, Northerners, Southerners, and the country as a whole

Answer 2

The correct answer is B. The Emancipation Proclamation became a turning point in the Civil War, as after this event, the war was officially about slavery.

The Emancipation Proclamation expanded the objectives of the Civil War. While slavery had been a major problem that led to war, Lincoln's only mission at the beginning of it was to maintain the Union. The Emancipation Proclamation made slaves an explicit objective of the Union's war effort. Establishing the abolition of slavery as one of the two main objectives of war served to deter the intervention of Britain and France.