Question

4.4.4 quiz: the war at home
question 1 of 10
what did lincoln say he was doing with the emancipation proclamation?
a. freeing all former slaves who were imprisoned in the north
b. freeing all slaves in states fighting against the union
c. outlawing the international slave trade
d. freeing all the slaves in the united states

Explanation:

The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Lincoln during the Civil War. It was a strategic move. It did not free all slaves in the entire U.S. (so D is wrong). It was not about former slaves in the North (A is wrong). Outlawing the international slave trade was an earlier measure (C is wrong). The proclamation targeted states in rebellion (fighting against the Union), aiming to disrupt the Confederacy's labor - slave - based economy and gain moral and strategic advantages.

Answer:

B. Freeing all slaves in states fighting against the Union