What was the significance of the treaty of nanjing

The treaty of Nanjing was signed in the 29th day of August, 1842 to end the first of the Opium War between China and Britain.

The significance of this treaty is that the Chinese handed over the territory of Hong Kong and agreed a fair and reasonable tax.

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the emancipation proclamation was the aim of the war change to include the freeing of slaves in addition to preserving the union. the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery in the u.s. was passed on december 6th 1865.

as promised, lincoln waited to unveil the proclamation until he could do so with success from the union military advance. on september 22nd 1862, after a victory at antietam, he publicly announced a preliminary emancipation proclamation, declaring all slaves free in the rebellious states as of january 1st 1863.