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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Answer

  • Freed the slaves
  • Freed slaves in the Confederacy
  • Freed slaves in the Confederate states
  • Freed slaves in most Southern states

Explanation

The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by Lincoln in 1863, declared the freedom of slaves in the Confederate states. USCIS accepts that it freed the slaves, or freed slaves in the Confederacy or Southern states.

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