Question

The emancipation proclamation affected the unions civil war efforts by

A: allowing the union to turn its attention away from slavery
B: increasing the number of troops who could join the union
C: forcing southern slaveholders to free enslaved people
D:forcing northern african americans to join the union army

Answer 1

increasing the number of available troops for the Union.Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

B: increasing the number of troops who could join the union

The Emancipation Proclamation was an administrative order published by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. It announced the liberation of serfs in the ten Confederate states still in the revolution. It also commanded that released serfs could be registered in the Union Army, which would increase the Union's possible manpower.