History Primary Source Analysis (2 pages)

Read the Emanicpation Proclamation:

http://www.historynet.com/emancipation-proclamation-text

What exactly does this document do? Lincoln wrote this document in September of 1862, why do you think he decided to wait for it to go into effect until Jan 1, 1863? Explain in detail. The requirement of my instructor is as following:

1. Even when I ask “what do you think,” I’m not asking for your “opinion,” I’m asking you to offer a reasoned argument based off of the materials in this course.

2. These answers, while using the material from the book or the films, need to be in your own words. Do not cut and paste from a website. There is no reason to use outside materials at all and I strongly urge you not to do that–paraphrasing without providing citation is plagiarism.

Thank you!