The Emancipation Proclamation

question 126

Multiple Choice

The Emancipation Proclamation

• A) freed the slaves and abolished slavery in all the states of the Union and the Confederacy.
• B) freed slaves only in areas under Confederate control but not in areas that remained loyal.
• C) was formulated by the Radical Republicans and issued by Lincoln despite his strong personal objections.
• D) convinced England and France to enter the war on behalf of the Union in order to win the crusade against slavery.
• E) was issued twenty-four hours after General Lee surrendered.

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