Question

Why did the Emancipation Proclamation only apply to states outside of the Union?(1 point)

President Lincoln wanted to preserve slavery in the Union but punish Confederate states.President Lincoln wanted to preserve slavery in the Union but punish Confederate states.President Lincoln only had the authority to ban slavery in the Confederacy, not the Union.President Lincoln only had the authority to ban slavery in the Confederacy, not the Union.The Reconstruction Amendments already banned slavery inside the U.S.The Reconstruction Amendments already banned slavery inside the U.S.States within the Union had already abolished slavery.

Answer 1

isnt the answer President Lincoln only had the authority to ban slavery in the Confederacy, not the Union.

Answer 2

States within the Union had already abolished slavery.

Answer 3

Apologies for the confusion. Yes, you are correct. The Emancipation Proclamation only applied to states outside of the Union because President Lincoln, as the President of the United States, only had the authority to ban slavery in the Confederacy, not in the Union itself.