Why did President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

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Why did President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

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The issue of slavery was the most debated issue in American history. Slavery was prevalent in American colonies during the colonial and post-colonial periods. The Northern colonies and later the Northern states significantly opposed this system but the Southern states supported this system because their economy was based on the plantation system.

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