7.Why did lincoln exclude west virginia from the effects of Emancipation Proclamation?

A.West Virginina had not yet been captured by Union Forces
B.West Virginia threatened to secede if Lincoln freed their slaves too
C.West Virginia was a Union state and slavery was constitutionally protected in North
D.west Virginia did not have any slaves to be freed anyway
C?

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it was a border state

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