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What was an effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?
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Many free African-Americans volunteered to fight for the Union.
Many free African-Americans volunteered to fight for the Union.

Enslaved African-Americans in the South were immediately freed.
Enslaved African-Americans in the South were immediately freed.

The South was forced to surrender.
The South was forced to surrender.

Owning slaves became a crime punishable by death.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Many free African-Americans volunteered to fight for the Union.

Explanation: The Emancipation Proclamation declared slaves in Confederate-held territories to be free (it did not free slaves in Union border states or areas under Union control immediately), and it encouraged thousands of African-Americans to enlist in the Union Army and Navy.