Emancipation Proclamation U.S. History A Nation Divided: Civil War and Reconstruction Emancipation Proclamation Questions What was the purpose of issuing the Emancipation Proclamation when the U.S. government was not able to enforce it? Why did Lincoln delay the Emancipation Proclamation? How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the course of the civil war? What were two limitations of the Emancipation Proclamation? What was the Emancipation Proclamation unable to accomplish? What constitutional amendment completed the process begun by the Emancipation Proclamation? Question #532c6 Why was the Emancipation Proclamation so important? Before the Emancipation Proclamation, how were enslaved African Americans captured by Union forces often treated? A Nation Divided: Civil War and Reconstruction View all chapters Leading to the Civil War and Lincoln Emancipation Proclamation The Civil War Sharecropping and Reconstruction Prev Next