What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

1. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. 2. It freed the slaves, and in particular the slaves in the Confederacy. 3. Another way to say it is that it freed slaves in most Southern states. 4. It did not end the Civil War, because the fighting carried on after it was issued. _Source: USCIS Civics Flash Cards M-623 (rev. 02/12), public domain, official civics question 76_