(A) It meant they were winning the war
(B) ** They had a better reason for fighting the war
(C) The Border States sided with the North
(D) It meant the Confederates were going to lose the war
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -From the first days of the Civil War, enslaved people had acted to secure their own liberty. The Emancipation Proclamation confirmed their insistence that the war for the Union must become a war for freedom. It added moral force to the Union cause and strengthened the Union both militarily and politically.
Concept note-2: -When the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, the trajectory of the Union military’s effort changed and grew. Although the war continued for another two and half years, the Union military now had around 200, 000 more soldiers join the ranks, which provided a major boost to morale.
Concept note-3: -The Emancipation Proclamation and the efforts of African American soldiers affected the course of the war in that all slaves would be freed after the war, it increased the North’s will to win the war, and it gave the North a reason to keep fighting and to win the Civil War.
Concept note-4: -Even one full year into the Civil War, the elimination of slavery was not a key objective of the North. Despite a vocal Abolitionist movement in the North, many people and many soldiers, in particular, opposed slavery, but did not favor emancipation. They expected slavery to die on its own over time.