The ohio river valley was an important area during the french and indian war because

i think the fact that abraham lincoln was a tyrant

or probably like what the other person said from sitting in the chair to get assasinated xd

~batmans wife dun dun

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.