Declared that any enslaved people in Confederate (Southern) states were now free

Also declared that any escaped slaves who entered the Union were free

This demonstrated that the abolition of slavery was very important union goal

Set the foundation for the 13th amendment which outlawed slavery

This did nothing to free slaves owned by the Union and its settlers

This was because Lincoln saw them as an integral part of the North economy as well, because there were less people to do the jobs to supply the war

This also impacted the South's economy, as they relied heavily on slave labour, and lots of the slaves escaped North as they would be free

This then caused a lot of them to join the war effort and fight for the Union

It also had no legal effect in the South, as they had seceded from the Union states, but it was an influential ideological weapon which caused slaves to leave their jobs

Was delivered in July of 1863 by Abraham Lincoln after the battle of Gettysburg

It was a very bloody battle, and the Union suffered more casualties of any other battle

It was considered a major turning point of the war, as the South's army was now retreated rather than trying to push offensives and take territory

It caused a large drop in the soldiers morale and will to fight, which led to Lincoln's address

The Gettysburg address was a short speech by Lincoln, in which he commemorated the fallen soldiers, and linked them to to continuing on of the Unions efforts to win the war