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Professor McClure requires his students to create a journal enrty over each chapter they cover, this is journal enrty 15....

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Abbey Thomas Professor McClure American History I November 20, 2018 Chapter 15 Journal Entry If I could save an event or person from chapter fifteen from being lost to all future generations, I would choose the Emancipation Proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation was “President Lincoln’s proclamation issued on January 1, 1863, declaring all slaves in confederate- controlled territory free. The proclamation made the Civil War a war to free slaves though its limitations – exemptions for loyal border states and Union-occupied areas of the Confederacy – made some ridicule the act” (Roark et al., 2014). “In addition to freeing the slaves in the rebel states, the Emancipation Proclamation also committed the federal government to the fullest use of African Americans to defeat the Confederate enemy” (Roark et al., 2014). This was major turning point in history for many people, both black and white. I would save this event from chapter fifteen from being lost to all future generations because it was a huge game changer for all African Americans. After suffering for so long they finally got what they deserved freedom. Even though there was still a long fight ahead of the African American community for equality, it wouldn’t even be possible for them to fight for equality if this event had not taken place. This is an important event for future generations to learn about because without it they wouldn’t know how slavery ended or who ended it. Another event or person I would save from chapter fifteen from being lost to all future generations would be, the battle of Gettysburg. The battle of Gettysburg was a “Battle fought at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (July 1–3, 1863), between Union forces under General Meade and

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Confederate forces under General Lee. The Union emerged victorious, and Lee lost more the one-third of his men. Together with Vicksburg, Gettysburg marked a major turning point in the war” (Roark et al., 2014). This event goes hand in hand with the Emancipation Proclamation. This is important for future generations to learn about because it was one of many battles fought in the war to abolish slavery entirely.

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Reference Roark, J., Johnson, M., Cohen, P., Stage, S. and Hartmann, S. (2014). The American promise. 5th ed. Boston, MA....