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What was an effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?

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Several, including:
- It declared enslaved people in Confederate-held territory to be free (though it did not immediately free slaves in border states or areas under Union control).
- It shifted the Union war aim to include ending slavery, which discouraged Britain and France from recognizing or aiding the Confederacy.
- It permitted and encouraged African American enlistment in the Union forces, adding many soldiers to the Union army.