Question

How did President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation affect the institution of slavery?

A.
It freed all slaves within the United States' borders.

B.
It freed only the slaves in the border states.

C.
It freed only the slaves in Confederate territory.

D.
It freed all slaves north of the Mason-Dixon Line.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

I think B.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."

Answer 5

B is right.