Which slaves were freed by President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation?

A.
only those who were held in Confederate territory

B.
only those who were held in border states

C.
all those who had escaped on the Underground Railroad

D.
all those who were living in the United States

Question

Which slaves were freed by President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation?	
 
 A.
only those who were held in Confederate territory
 
 B.
only those who were held in border states
 
 C.
all those who had escaped on the Underground Railroad
 
 D.
all those who were living in the United States

gelow · Answer

i think b

anonymous · Answer

I THINK A OR B

wwhitlock · Answer

Lincoln didn't want to do anything that would upset the border states. They might join the confederacy,

wwhitlock · Answer

He didn't have constitutional authority to free slaves in the whole country

gelow · Answer

so not b

wwhitlock · Answer

If they had escaped, they would already be free.
Correct, not b

anonymous · Answer

A

wwhitlock · Answer

@ohxemily Why. We like explaining here not just shouting out answers

anonymous · Answer

oh, shut up. Most likely this kid doesn't give a pellet about that. @wwhitlock

anonymous · Answer

hey we have the same question maybe we could help each other