Emancipation Proclamation The Emancipation Proclamation was indeed one of our most important documents made in the 1860’s. The reason for this is because it granted slaves their freedom since January 1, 1862. This Proclamation benefited the North due to the fact that all slaves that were freed were able to join the Union to help fight. Due to the Emancipation Proclamation the North weren’t just fighting for what they land, they were fighting for slave’s rights. To begin with, slaves were granted their freedom. This was an important piece in America’s history because it did what couldn’t have been done for almost 200 years. Granting slaves their freedom allowed them to be part of what was once written in the Declaration of Independence, which was “all men are created equal”. Before they were treated, as supplies or machines and now they too were able to become part of society. Along side this benefit it also helped the Union in war. The reason for this is because since slaves were mistreated in the South, as soon as they were released they would want to get revenge. With more and more slaves becoming part of the Union their numbers increased exponentially. In the article Emancipation Proclamation by pbs.org it also talks about this when it says, “The proclamation allowed black soldiers to fight …show more content…
This was important because as stated in the video (0:54) “Entire generations were denied basic freedoms” Many Northerners and Southerners started to see this and that’s when abolitionist started to appear and started to fight back against the Confederate army. This contributes back to the main topic which was Why the Emancipation Proclamation was the most important document due to the fact that it started turning Southerners and Northerners against the Confederate army which believed they had the most