The emancipation proclamation was meant to shorten the war with slave owners setting them free. bring a quick end to the war. alert the south to the seriousness of casualties of war. show strength as president of the union that wanted the southern states back.

The answer is: bring a quick end to the war

Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation to free slaves in the ten Confederate states in rebellion. It proclaimed the freedom of slaves in the ten Confederate states still in rebellion. It also decreed that free slaves could enlist in the Union army.

(1.b) (2.a) (3.a) (4.b) (5.d) i hope this .