The Emancipation Proclamation

question 9

Multiple Choice

The Emancipation Proclamation:

• A)proposed that slavery would be abolished once the war was over.
• B)freed slaves in the areas not under Union control.
• C)ended slavery in the border states.
• D)abolished slavery in the United States.

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