Question 95 of 128
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Official USCIS answers
- Freed the slaves
- Freed slaves in the Confederacy
- Freed slaves in the Confederate states
- Freed slaves in most Southern states
Why this is the answer
President Lincoln issued it in 1863 during the Civil War. It declared that enslaved people in the Confederate states were free. As Union troops advanced, many enslaved people were freed, so it is remembered as freeing the slaves.
💡 Memory tip: Remember: Lincoln + 1863 + Confederate states = Emancipation Proclamation.
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Source: USCIS, 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), M-1778.