Which of the following were true of the Emancipation Proclamation? A) It freed very few slaves immediately. It freed the slaves in the border states. B) It came after the victory at Gettysburg. C) It did not free slaves in already occupied Southern territory. D) It ended the threat of English recognition of the Confederacy. E) It laid the foundation for the Fifteenth Amendment. F) It changed the significance of the war.

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Izayah May

10 February, 08:35

Which of the following were true of the Emancipation Proclamation? A) It freed very few slaves immediately. It freed the slaves in the border states. B) It came after the victory at Gettysburg. C) It did not free slaves in already occupied Southern territory. D) It ended the threat of English recognition of the Confederacy. E) It laid the foundation for the Fifteenth Amendment. F) It changed the significance of the war.

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Beatrice Gonzales · Answer 1

The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves in areas then "in rebellion against the United States only, the passing of 13th ammendment freed slaves in whole of the United States It ended the threat of English recognition of the Confederacy It changed the significance of the war.

Abdiel Everett · Answer 2

The answer is letter B. It freed the slaves in the Border States.

The Emancipation Proclamation was the presidential proclamation that had lead to the freedom of many slaves in the borders of the United States. Because of this, the slave were legally freed from their owners after the Emancipation Proclamation.