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Official USCIS civics question 95 of 128

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

American HistoryThe 1800s

Official answers (English)

  • Freed the slaves
  • Freed slaves in the Confederacy
  • Freed slaves in the Confederate states
  • Freed slaves in most Southern states

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Explanation

English

The Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in the Confederate states.

Türkçe

Özgürlük Bildirgesi (Emancipation Proclamation), Konfederasyon eyaletlerindeki köleleri özgür bıraktı.

Español

La Proclamación de Emancipación (Emancipation Proclamation) liberó a los esclavos en los estados confederados.

Memory hint

💡 EN: It freed slaves in the South.

💡 TR: Güney'deki köleleri özgür bıraktı.

💡 ES: Liberó a los esclavos del Sur.

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