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What does "emancipation" mean?

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To set free

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What president gave the order for the Emancipation Proclamation?

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Abraham Lincoln

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Which of the following did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed all slaves in the Confederate states that were not currently under Union control.
Laid the groundwork for a future constitutional amendment to outlaw slavery.
Allowed for African American men to fight in the Union army.
All of the above

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All of the above

Front

True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation immediately set all the slaves in the United States free?

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FALSE

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What date did Lincoln issue the proclamation?

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January 1, 1863

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The Emancipation Proclamation

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ended slavery in the Confederate states