Question

The emancipation proclamation: select one: a. freed slaves in rebel states. b. gave african americans the right to vote. c. ended the civil war. d. gave women the right to vote.

1) freed slaves in rebel states
2) gave african americans the right to vote
3) ended the civil war
4) gave women the right to vote

Answer 1

The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by Abraham Lincoln, freed slaves in rebel states against the Union, which didn't affect slaves in Border States or abolish slavery - that was accomplished through the Thirteenth Amendment. It also did not give African Americans or women the right to vote.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Emancipation Proclamation

The Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declared that all slaves in Confederate states in rebellion against the Union "henceforward shall be free." This was a crucial step in redefining the purposes of the Civil War and altering the legal status of enslaved people in rebel states.

While the Proclamation signified a commitment to ending slavery, it was limited in its immediate effect. It did not free slaves in the Border States that were not in rebellion, nor did it abolish the institution of slavery itself; that would come later, with the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment. It also did not grant African Americans the right to vote, which would be addressed by the Fifteenth Amendment or end the Civil War. Moreover, it did not address women's suffrage, which was a separate movement altogether and wouldn't be achieved until the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920.

The correct answer to the multiple-choice question would be: 'a. freed slaves in rebel states.' The Emancipation Proclamation declared freedom for slaves residing within states that had seceded from the Union and those under Confederate control.