Official USCIS civics question 95 of 128
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
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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