Question

Emancipation meant that Southern landowners
A.could no longer hire formerly enslaved people.
B. lost their land to formerly enslaved people.
C. could no longer rely on labor by enslaved people.
D.lost their jobs to formerly enslaved people.

Answer 1

A.could no longer hire formerly enslaved people.

Answer 2

Emancipation meant "Freed", so, if the person already had slaves, they now needed to pay them.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Actually, it is C. could no longer rely on labor by enslaved people.

Answer 5

It is very unclear. But, I would say C, as A indicates that they couldn't hire the newly freed slaves.

Answer 6

Yes its C, because after the Emancipation Proclamation, all slaved no mater if they were bought the same day were declared FREE.