EDSITEment: The Emancipation Proclamation: Freedom’s First Steps
On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, ending slavery in the rebelling states of the Confederacy,thus marking a change in the goals of the Civil War to include the abolition of slavery in addition to maintaining the Union. This comprehensive lesson for students grades 9-12 includes lesson plans, primary source documents, learning objectives, guiding questions, and links to sites for additional research. Everything you need to cover this important document and its ramifications are included in this site from EDSITEment. 
edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/emancipation-proclamation-freedoms-first-steps
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