Question

Why did the Emancipation Proclamation apply only to states outside of the Union?(1 point) Responses States within the Union had already abolished slavery. States within the Union had already abolished slavery. 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

Answer 1

The correct response is: **President Lincoln only had the authority to ban slavery in the Confederacy, not the Union.**

The Emancipation Proclamation was a wartime measure that aimed to weaken the Confederacy by freeing enslaved people in states that were in rebellion against the Union, while not impacting slavery in the loyal border states that remained in the Union at the time.