The Emancipation Proclamation was a precursor for the 16th Amendment

Question

True

False

Answer 1

False. The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, declared the freedom of slaves in Confederate states, primarily as a war measure during the Civil War. The 16th Amendment, ratified in 1913, allows the federal government to levy an income tax. The two are not directly related; the Emancipation Proclamation pertains to the abolition of slavery, while the 16th Amendment pertains to taxation.