Question

Why did the Emancipation Proclamation only apply to states outside of the Union?(1 point) Responses President Lincoln wanted to preserve slavery in the Union but punish Confederate states. President Lincoln wanted to preserve slavery in the Union but punish Confederate states. President Lincoln only had the authority to ban slavery in the Confederacy, not the Union. President Lincoln only had the authority to ban slavery in the Confederacy, not the Union. States within the Union had already abolished slavery. States within the Union had already abolished slavery. The Reconstruction Amendments already banned slavery inside the U.S. The Reconstruction Amendments already banned slavery inside the U.S.

Answer 1

States within the Union had already abolished slavery.