Why did the Emancipation Proclamation free slaves only in Confederate states?

President Lincoln did not have the authority to remove property from U.S. citizens.
President Lincoln did not have the authority to naturalize Northern freedmen into citizens.
Northern legislatures had already passed legislation blocking emancipation.
Northern legislatures had already passed the Emancipation Proclamation.

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Why did the Emancipation Proclamation free slaves only in Confederate states?

 President Lincoln did not have the authority to remove property from U.S. citizens.
 President Lincoln did not have the authority to naturalize Northern freedmen into citizens.
 Northern legislatures had already passed legislation blocking emancipation.
 Northern legislatures had already passed the Emancipation Proclamation.

anonymous · Answer

someone please help

sammixboo · Answer

Hey there :) If you haven't noticed, this is the OpenStudy Feedbac subject. Wrong subject! Haha. This would be better in the history subject. http://www.openstudy.com/subject/History

sammixboo · Answer

Typed that wrong. http://openstudy.com/study#/groups/History