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Why was a national law against slavery needed even though the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued?

Slavery was still widespread in the North.
The proclamation only applied to the Confederacy.
The proclamation only applied to states in the Union.
O Slavery was still widespread in the South.

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Answer: The proclamation only applied to the confederacy
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