What Was the Purpose of the Second Confiscation Act,passed by Congress

question 12

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the second Confiscation Act,passed by Congress on July 17,1862?

• A) It freed all slaves in Union and Confederate states.
• B) It made it legal to use slaves as Union army laborers.
• C) It freed the slaves of rebel masters.
• D) It emancipated slaves in the border states.

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