A result of the Emancipation Proclamation was that slavery was outlawed in states that seceded. The proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declared that all slaves in the Confederate states were to be freed. It did not immediately free all slaves in the United States, but it was a crucial step towards the eventual abolition of slavery nationwide, culminating in the passage of the 13th Amendment in 1865.
What was a result of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Lincoln was assassinated.
Freed slaves in the United States.
Slavery was outlawed in states that seceded.
Slavery was legalized in Western territories.
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