The following document is the Emancipation Proclamation, made by President Lincoln on September 22, 1862. The Emancipation Proclamation granted freedom to the slaves in the Confederate States if the States did not return to the Union by January 1, 1863.
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The very first European settlers in canada came from France and Europe. 29 people found this useful. Edit. Share to: Emre Yurttas. 75,361 Contributions. College Student, Avgeek,Traveler and Dual citizen.orthern Europeans came later: the English who founded Jamestown, Virginia in 1607, the French who settled Quebec in 1608, and the Dutch who founded New Amsterdam (New York City) in 1624.