| the emancipation proclamation definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | was a document written by lincoln which freed the slaves in the states that were in rebellion. this changed the reason why the war was fought | 3 sets |
| 2 | 1863; declares an end to slavery in the south if war continues | 2 sets |
| 3 | frees all slaves in the south | 2 sets |
| 4 | encouraged african americans to serve in the union army. | 1 set |
| 5 | an important statement president lincoln made on january 1st 1863 | 1 set |
| 6 | freed slaves in states that were in rebellion. (changed why the war was fought) | 1 set |
| 7 | a document written by president lincoln which freed the slaves in the states that were in rebellion, which changed why the war was fought. | 1 set |
| 8 | the speech that was given by abraham lincoln during the civil war that freed all confederate slaves and encouraged them to come to the north and join the union army | 1 set |
| 9 | president abraham lincoln issued a preliminary proclamation on september 22, 1862, freeing the slaves in the confederate states as of january 1, 1863, the date of the final proclamation. | 1 set |
| 10 | after teh battle of antietem, president lincoln announced that slaves in the south would be free. the abolition of slavery became a goal of the war. | 1 set |
| 11 | a decree freeing all enslaved persons in states still in rebellion after january 1, 1863 | 1 set |
| 12 | president lincoln's speech to formally free the slaves | 1 set |