AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
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All slaves in states still loyal to the Union are to be freed.
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All slaves in the rebelling states are to be freed.
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Former slaves and free blacks are encouraged to join the military.
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Slaves who have been freed should abstain from violence except in self-defense.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Q. Which of the following best identifies the main theme of the Emancipation Proclamation? All slaves in states still loyal to the Union are to be freed.
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: -5. Which of the following correctly identifies the main impact of the Emancipation Proclamation? All slaves were immediately freed throughout the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -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."