Question

why did the emancipation proclamation apply only to states outside of the union? (1 point)

○ the reconstruction amendments already banned slavery inside the u.s.

○ president lincoln only had the authority to ban slavery in the confederacy, not the union.

○ states within the union had already abolished slavery.

○ president lincoln wanted to preserve slavery in the union but punish confederate states.

Explanation:

• Analyze Option 1: Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th, 15th) were ratified after the Emancipation Proclamation, so this is incorrect.
• Analyze Option 2: President Lincoln's authority as Commander - in - Chief during the Civil War allowed him to issue the Emancipation Proclamation to free slaves in the Confederate states (areas in rebellion) as a war measure. He did not have the constitutional authority to unilaterally ban slavery in the Union states, as slavery was protected by the Constitution in those states at the time. This option is correct.
• Analyze Option 3: Not all Union states had abolished slavery. For example, border states like Maryland still had slavery, so this is incorrect.
• Analyze Option 4: Lincoln's goal was to end slavery, and the Emancipation Proclamation was a step towards that. He did not want to preserve slavery in the Union; rather, political and constitutional constraints limited his direct action in Union states. So this option is incorrect.

Answer:

B. President Lincoln only had the authority to ban slavery in the Confederacy, not the Union.