Question

Select the correct text in the passage.

In this excerpt from the Emancipation Proclamation, which phrase or sentence supports the claim that President Lincoln did not want the slaves to take up arms against their former masters?

Answer 1

The sentence : I hereby enjoin upon the people so declared to be free to abstain from all violence.

supports the claim that president Lincoln did not want the slaves to take up arms against their former masters.

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