Comparing The Emancipation Proclamation And 13th Amendment

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The issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation and 13th Amendment caused southern whites to lose their property, slaves, and land. The now freed blacks were left without any possessions or wealth. The nation became divided, thinking of what to do with the southern states, radical Republicans thought to harshly punish the southern states, while Lincoln and other moderate Republicans just wanted the southern states to join the Union as soon as possible. On the other hand, the Emancipation Proclamation, as well as the 13th Amendment, were required to bring the end of the War. Many black and white men in the South died in the Civil War, leaving their families without a man to support them. Radical Republicans wished to pass the Wade-Davis Bill, which