USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865

THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does the document state about the use of black soldiers? In other words, what duties will black soldiers be assigned once joining the United States military
A
The wording of this document is written in the way of wish they spoke in that time, very formal and old English
B
The free slaves with the arm services of the United States, ports, and position stations
C
1863 January 1
D
Watermelon
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Moreover, the proclamation announced the acceptance of black men into the Union army and navy, enabling the liberated to become liberators.

Detailed explanation-2: -President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared “that all persons held as slaves” within the rebellious states “are, and henceforward shall be free."

Detailed explanation-3: -In the fall of 1862, President Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) gave the Confederacy an ultimatum: return to the Union with slavery intact, or come January 1, 1863, he would free the slaves in the Confederate states.

Detailed explanation-4: -Keep [that force] and you can save the Union. Throw it away, and the Union goes with it.” Lincoln used his authority as Commander in Chief under the U.S. Constitution to issue the Emancipation Proclamation, which took effect on January 1, 1863. He stated the military necessity of his action.

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