The Second Confiscation Act,passed in July 1862,declared That

question 80

Multiple Choice

The second Confiscation Act,passed in July 1862,declared that

• A) all the slaves in the Confederacy were officially the property of the United States.
• B) the Union army had permission to confiscate any Confederate property,including slaves.
• C) slaves who joined the Union army as soldiers would earn their emancipation.
• D) any slave who came to Union lines,through either flight or capture,would be forever free.

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