What are the essential elements for a democracy

All people treated Equally under the LAW.

Idea of civil rights/ equal opportunity.

Protection of civil liberties—freedom of thought and action.

People have the right to make choices and decisions even if they are bad ones.

Individual rights are limited by the rights of others. (Yelling Fire in a crowded building).

Explanation:

the emancipation proclamation was the aim of the war change to include the freeing of slaves in addition to preserving the union. the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery in the u.s. was passed on december 6th 1865.

as promised, lincoln waited to unveil the proclamation until he could do so with success from the union military advance. on september 22nd 1862, after a victory at antietam, he publicly announced a preliminary emancipation proclamation, declaring all slaves free in the rebellious states as of january 1st 1863.