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The Emancipation Proclamation was a military order that freed slaves only in areas controlled by the Confederacy. In fact, the proclamation had little immediate effect. It was impossible for the federal government to enforce the proclamation in the areas where it actually applied-the states in rebellion that were not under federal control. The proclamation did not stop slavery in the border states, where the federal government would have had the power to enforce it.
The words written in the Emancipation Proclamation were powerful, but the impact of the document was more symbolic than real. It defined what the Union was fighting against and discouraged Britain from aiding the Confederacy.
Which of the following groups were freed officially by the Emancipation Proclamation?
• Slaves living in areas controlled by the Union,
• Slaves living in the western territories.
• Slaves living in areas controlled by the Confederacy.
• Slaves in the border states.
The words written in the Emancipation Proclamation were powerful, but the impact of the document was more symbolic than real. It defined what the Union was fighting against and discouraged Britain from aiding the Confederacy.
Which of the following groups were freed officially by the Emancipation Proclamation?
• Slaves living in areas controlled by the Union,
• Slaves living in the western territories.
• Slaves living in areas controlled by the Confederacy.
• Slaves in the border states.
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The Emancipation Proclamation officially freed slaves living in areas controlled by the Confederacy. Therefore, the correct option from your list is:
• Slaves living in areas controlled by the Confederacy.
The other groups mentioned were not freed by the Proclamation: slaves in Union-controlled areas and in the border states were not included, and the Proclamation did not extend to territories that were not in rebellion.
• Slaves living in areas controlled by the Confederacy.
The other groups mentioned were not freed by the Proclamation: slaves in Union-controlled areas and in the border states were not included, and the Proclamation did not extend to territories that were not in rebellion.