Background:
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Lincoln after the Battle of Fredericksburg, the victory there an excuse to finally do it. The proclamation was created with the intent of worsening conditions in the south, while still preserving the allegiance of the border states, as it freed slaves in enemy occupied territory only.
As of the first of January, 1863, all slaves in areas still in rebellion shall be be forevermore free. Lincoln justifies this as fit and necessary. The territories included in this act are: Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, with exceptions applying to certain counties and parishes. Lincoln states that this proclamation will be enforced by the Military, but also urges freed slaves to abstain from violence.
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