Asked by Avery Williams

Which of the following was an immediate result of the Emancipation Proclamation?
A. It caused rioting in the North among those who still supported slavery.
B. It allowed enslaved people to earn their freedom in states that did not join the Confederacy.
C. It gave Black men the right to join the Union army.
D. It gave all enslaved people in the Southern states their freedom.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
C. The Emancipation Proclamation authorized the enrollment of Black men in the Union armed forces, allowing them to join the Union army. It did not free all enslaved people (it applied only to Confederate-held areas) nor immediately provoke widespread Northern riots.