United StatesQuestion 76 (2008 list) · The 1800s
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
- aEnded the Civil War and reunited the nation
- bGave women the right to vote in elections
- cEnded segregation in public schools
- dFreed slaves in the Confederate statesCorrect answer
Why?
The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 freed the slaves in the Confederate states. You could also say it freed the slaves, freed slaves in the Confederacy, or freed slaves in most Southern states.
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