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What was the primary purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?

To free enslaved people in Confederate statesTo grant equal rights to all citizensTo establish the right to vote for African AmericansTo promote economic opportunities for free blacks

Which president issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

Abraham LincolnGeorge WashingtonAndrew JohnsonUlysses S. Grant

When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?

January 1, 1863July 4, 1776December 6, 1865February 12, 1809

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