The Emancipation Proclamation (Jan 1, 1863)
- A
Ended the Civil War immediately, prompting the Confederacy to surrender at once
- B
Was rejected by Congress and the courts and never carried any legal force during the war
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Declared free those enslaved in Confederate states (not the Border States), changing the war's purpose
- D
Freed all enslaved people throughout the United States the moment it took effect
Explanation
Reframed the war as a fight against slavery; allowed African Americans to serve in the Union army.