The Emancipation Proclamation freed

Question

a
all enslaved people living in the United States
b
enslaved people living in the Union states
c
enslaved people living in areas controlled by the Confederacy
d
enslaved people living in the territories.

Answer 1

The Emancipation Proclamation freed

c enslaved people living in areas controlled by the Confederacy.

It was issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War and declared that all enslaved people in the Confederate states were to be set free. However, it did not apply to enslaved individuals in Border States loyal to the Union or in areas already under Union control.