The Emancipation Proclamation declared slaves in which of the following areas "forever free?"

(A) All areas of the United States

(B) All areas of the Confederacy

(C) Areas in border states loyal to the Union

(D) Confederate areas still in rebellion

(E) Areas in states controlled by Union forces

The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation that was made amidst the Civil War. The proclamation went into effect on January 1, 1863. The proclamation stipulated that all slaves were free in states that were still in rebellion against the Union. This proclamation impact the 11 states that were still in rebellion at the time. The order was made under the President's Constitutional authority as commander and chief of the U. S. military and was not a law that was passed by Congress.