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QuizMultiple Choice

The Emancipation Proclamation

Question 9 • DRHS GA-GSE US History A

Which of the following was specifically permitted by the Emancipation Proclamation?

Answer
A
Free African Americans were allowed to fight for the Confederacy.
B
Free African Americans were allowed to enlist in the Union army and navy.
C
Enslaved people in border states were allowed to move to the North.
D
Enslaved people in border states were allowed to become Confederate citizens.

Explanation

The Emancipation Proclamation stated that African American men could be received into the armed services of the United States. This permitted free African Americans to enlist in the Union army and navy. It did not authorize them to fight for the Confederacy or change the status of enslaved people in the loyal border states.

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