The Emancipation Proclamation

question 51

Multiple Choice

The Emancipation Proclamation:

• A) called for a slave uprising
• B) was justified by Lincoln as a military necessity
• C) hurt U.S. relations with Britain and France
• D) immediately freed every slave
• E) reflected Lincoln's changing views on the morality of slavery

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