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Whom did the Emancipation Proclamation free, and whom did it leave enslaved? (read VERY carefully on your choices!)

a
Slaves in states rebelling against the Union were not freed. Slaves in the North, the border states, and the territories were freed.
b
Slaves in states rebelling against the Union were freed. Slaves in the North, the border states, and the territories were not.
c
Slaves were freed everywhere in all the land.

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I think the answer is B
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Answer:

B

Step-by-step explanation:

The Emancipation Proclamation stated "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." meaning only those who rebelled against the Union were freed and those who slaves who were in the Union were not freed.

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