The emancipation proclamation affected the union’s civil war efforts by
a. allowing the union to turn its attention away from slavery.
b. increasing the number of available troops for the union.
c. forcing southern slaveholders to free enslaved people.
d. forcing northern african americans to join the union army.

Using your time line, your analysis of images from the library of congress’s website, and your textbook, write a letter of 3-5 paragraphs for a time capsule to be opened in 200 years that describes the characteristics of texas from the time of the civil war to the late 1800s. be sure to include information on texas’s government, economy, and people. be sure to use specific evidence to support your writing. cite your textbook using specific page numbers, as well as any images you describe. edit your work for proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling before submitting. hurry im short on time