What did the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 declare?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. That enslaved people in the Confederate states were free
- Step 1: The abolition of slavery became a Union war goal on January 1, 1863, when Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared all slaves in rebel states to be free, applying to more than 3.5 million of the 4 million enslaved people in the country. Answer: That enslaved people in the Confederate states were free. Why not the others: None of these fit: That all slavery in the United States was ended; That Black men could vote; That the Confederate states were readmitted.
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