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1. On January 1863, President Lincoln declared that all slaves in the Confederacy “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.”

Even though the proclamation didn’t actually free slaves, why was it an important turning point in the Civil War? Select the two correct responses.

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Responses

The war became a battle for human rights and freedom.
The war became a battle for human rights and freedom.

The proclamation weakened the Union's position.
The proclamation weakened the Union's position.

It resulted in the surrender of key generals for the Confederacy.
It resulted in the surrender of key generals for the Confederacy.

It opened the door for African Americans to enlist in the Union army.

1 answer

The two correct responses regarding why the Emancipation Proclamation was an important turning point in the Civil War are:

  1. The war became a battle for human rights and freedom.
  2. It opened the door for African Americans to enlist in the Union army.

These points highlight how the proclamation shifted the focus of the war towards the issues of slavery and human rights, as well as expanding the Union's military resources by allowing African Americans to fight for their freedom and the Union cause.