The Emancipation Proclamation declared slaves in which areas "forever free"?

Question

(A) All areas of the United States
(B) All areas of the Confederacy
(C) Areas in border states loyal to the Union
(D) Confederate areas still in rebellion
(E) Areas in states controlled by Union force

Answer 1

D is correct, but some of the comments made about show a total misunderstanding of the Proclamation and of what happened historically.

You can see that in the following -- Here is the meat of the final Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863, with the key parts related to WHO is affected/freed in CAPITALS:

"Now, therefore I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested as Commander-in-Chief, of the Army and Navy of the United States in time of actual armed rebellion against the authority and government of the United States, and AS A FIT AND NECESSARY WAR MEASURE FOR SUPPRESSING SAID REBELLION, do, on this first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and in accordance with my purpose so to do publicly proclaimed for the full period of one hundred days, from the day first above mentioned, ORDER AND DESIGNATE AS THE STATES AND PARTS OF STATES WHEREIN THE PEOPLE THEREOF RESPECTIVELY, ARE THIS DAY IN REBELLION against the United States, the following, to wit:

[lists areas in rebellion]

"And by virtue of the power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that ALL PERSONS HELD AS SLAVES WITHIN SAID DESIGNATED STATES, AND PARTS OF STATES, are, and henceforward shall be free; and that the Executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons.

. . . "And I further declare and make known, that SUCH PERSONS OF SUITABLE CONDITION, WILL BE RECEIVED INTO THE ARMED SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service."
http://www.nps.gov/ncro/anti/emancipation.html


A few notes to clarify:

Lincoln had NO authority to free any slaves EXCEPT as a war measure, hence could not free any but those in territory then in rebellion.

Also, the common statement that the Proclamation "freed no one" (or had effect of "zero") is QUITE mistaken. On the contrary, observe that the Proclamation is partly an order to the military, commanding them to see that it is put into effect. And that is exactly what they did. Whenever slaves escaped they were protected (not returned to slavery, as some had wished) AND whenever the Union army took charge of a territory that had been in rebellion, its slaves were IMMEDIATELY freed. Together with Lincoln's success at convincing loyal states to emancipate their slaves, it enabled the freeing of NEARLY ALL slaves by the war's end.

Observe the final point I marked above, the declaration "that SUCH PERSONS OF SUITABLE CONDITION, WILL BE RECEIVED INTO THE ARMED SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES". Did you know that about 180 THOUSAND of these freed slaves chose to do just that? Rather difficult if the Proclamation "freed no one", wouldn't you say? Indeed, the addition of military manpower it could provide was one reason (of several) for Lincoln's making the Proclamation as he did and when he did.

Answer 2

D. The Emancipation Proclamation actually didn't declare free any slaves over which the Union had any actual control.

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."

The idea was to encourage those slaves in the areas still in rebellion to escape in order to cause as much economic disruption as possible -- you know, confusion to the enemy!

If you want to know more see:

Answer 3

any state of the Confederate States of America as did not return to Union control

Answer 4

D - it only freed slaves in those areas still in Confederate control.

It was designed to placate Europe and keep them from entering the war, while not riling the slaveholders in Kentucky and other "border states" where the Union needed to be preserved.

It's net effect was ZERO to the slaves.

Answer 5

D
it was only in states or part of states still fighting the union.
A wasnt until congress passed the amendment

Answer 6

b) IN THE STATES IN REBELLION

Answer 7

a

Answer 8

B - We just learned about that

Answer 9

D

Answer 10

I believe the answer is (E).