what was the overall purpose for the emancipation proclamation?
Answer: The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. It proclaimed the freedom of slaves in the ten Confederate states still in rebellion. It also decreed that freed slaves could be enlisted in the Union Army, thereby increasing the Union's available manpower.
So I think it would be: to end slavery everywhere in union
Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong!
