Question

Why was the Emancipation Proclamation written?

Answer 1

From the first days of the Civil War, slaves had acted to secure their own liberty. The Emancipation Proclamation confirmed their insistence that the war for the Union must become a war for freedom. It added moral force to the Union cause and strengthened the Union both militarily and politically.

Answer 2

For the civil war slaves had acted to secure their own liberty. So it confirmed their insistence that the war for the Union must become a war for freedom.