In the South, many enslaved people reacted to the Emancipation Proclamation by

Enslaved people used the Emancipation Proclamation as encouragement to resist slavery in ways they could, including slowing or refusing work and escaping when possible. Relocating to the border states was not the typical response described here, and enslaved people did not join the Confederate military. The correct choice is staging work slowdowns.

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