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 British decided to colonise Australia for several reasons: 1. To expand the British empire, and prevent the French from gaining a foothold in the Australian continent or in the southwest Pacific.o expand the British empire, and prevent the French from gaining a foothold in the Australian continent or in that part of the Pacific. 3. The continent had natural resources and raw materials which England wanted.