Question

this is a series of three related questions. use the text, as well as what you have learned about the civil war, to answer each question.
part a
what was the purpose of the text marked as section 1 (highlighted in blue)?
a to free enslaved people throughout the world
b to free enslaved people in all of the united states
c to free enslaved people in the u.s. border states
d to free enslaved people in states fighting against the union

Explanation:

The text is from the Emancipation Proclamation. The Proclamation declared that all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states (states fighting against the Union) "shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free." Option A is incorrect as it's not about the whole world. Option B is incorrect as it didn't free all in the US (border states loyal to the Union weren't included). Option C is incorrect as border states weren't targeted. Option D matches the Proclamation's purpose of freeing enslaved people in states in rebellion (fighting against the Union).

Answer:

D. to free enslaved people in states fighting against the Union