Asked by Kanna
Why did the Emancipation Proclamation only apply to states outside of the Union?(1 point)
Responses
The Reconstruction Amendments already banned slavery inside the U.S.
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.
States within the Union had already abolished slavery.
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The Reconstruction Amendments already banned slavery inside the U.S.
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.
States within the Union had already abolished slavery.
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States within the Union had already abolished slavery.