Question

Why did the Emancipation Proclamation only apply to states outside of the Union? (1 point)

States within the Union had already abolished slavery.

President Lincoln wanted to preserve slavery in the Union but punish Confederate states.

The Reconstruction Amendments already banned slavery inside the U.S.

O President Lincoln only had the authority to ban slavery in the Confederacy, not the Union.

Answer 1

President Lincoln only had the authority to ban slavery in the Confederacy, not the Union.

As a wartime measure, the Emancipation Proclamation used his powers as Commander-in-Chief to free slaves in rebelling states; it did not claim authority to abolish slavery in loyal border states.