(A) ** January 1, 1863
(B) February 1, 1863
(C) March 8, 1863
(D) April 20, 1861
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -That changed on September 22, 1862, when President Lincoln issued his Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which stated that enslaved people in those states or parts of states still in rebellion as of January 1, 1863, would be declared free.