During the Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation was issued in part to(1 point) Responses shift the objective of the Union Army from simply preserving the Union to abolishing slavery as well. shift the objective of the Union Army from simply preserving the Union to abolishing slavery as well. undermine the Union war effort and encourage European nations to support the Confederacy. undermine the Union war effort and encourage European nations to support the Confederacy. strengthen American democracy by expanding states' rights at the expense of federal power. strengthen American democracy by expanding states' rights at the expense of federal power. try to convince Confederate leaders that a compromise preserving the country could still be reached.
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The correct response is: shift the objective of the Union Army from simply preserving the Union to abolishing slavery as well.
The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, aimed to change the nature of the Civil War by making the abolition of slavery a central goal of the Union war effort, alongside the preservation of the Union.
