What was the purpose, provisions, and impact of the emancipation proclamation? supports: 1. 2. 3. thesis statement:

Thesis: The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order issued by sitting US President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863.

Supports: The order called for the freedom of all slaves living in the southern ten rebelling states. The Emancipation Proclaamation impacted an estimated 3 million slaves living in the United States during that time and allowed an estimated 200,000 African Americans to enlist and fight for the Union Army. This additional manpower assisted the Union in winning the Civil War against the Confederacy.

by creating a labor shortage that pushed the continent toward a market economy

“the iliad” (gr: “iliás”) is an epic poem by the ancient greek poet homer, which recounts some of the significant events of the final weeks of the trojan war and the greek siege of the city of troy (which was also known as ilion, ilios or ilium in ancient times).