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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Answer. Any of these is accepted.
Freed the slaves
  • Also accepted
  • Freed slaves in the Confederacy
  • Freed slaves in the Confederate states
  • Freed slaves in most Southern states
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¿Qué hizo la Proclamación de la Emancipación?
  • Liberó a los esclavos
  • Liberó a los esclavos de la Confederación
  • Liberó a los esclavos en los estados de la Confederación
  • Liberó a los esclavos en la mayoría de los estados del sur

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Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 2025 civics test. Last reviewed September 5, 2026. Report a problem with this question.

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This is question 95 of 128 on the 2025 USCIS civics test, in the section The 1800s.

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