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It was significant because it ended slavery in the United States after the Civil War; was passed by Abraham Lincoln.

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Answer:

The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. It declared all slaves held in geographical areas in rebellion against the United States free. Also, it proclaimed that freed slaves could be enlisted in the Union Army, thereby increasing availability of the Union's manpower.

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