AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
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Question
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It freed the slaves and abolished slavery in all the states of the Union and the Confederacy.
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It freed slaves only in areas in rebellion against the United States but not in areas that remained loyal.
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It was formulated by the Radical Republicans and issued by Lincoln despite his strong personal objections.
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It convinced England and France to enter the war on behalf of the Union in order to win the crusade against slavery.
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Detailed explanation-1: -From the first days of the Civil War, slaves 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.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following statements accurately describes the Emancipation Proclamation? It freed slaves only in the states controlled by the Confederacy.