Question

question 4 of 10
to which area did the emancipation proclamation apply?

a. the border states with slaves

b. the north

c. the territories in the west

d. the confederacy

Explanation:

The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War, declared the freedom of slaves in the Confederate states (the Confederacy) that were in rebellion against the Union. Border states (A) were not in rebellion and were excluded, the North (B) already had different slave - related statuses and the proclamation wasn't for them, and the western territories (C) were not the focus of this proclamation.

Answer:

D. The Confederacy