Question

Which was a key motivation of the Emancipation Proclamation?

A. unrest among northern African Americans

B. slave uprisings in the South

C. a military advantage over the Confederacy

D. the threat of Southern secession

E. the increased likelihood that Abraham Lincoln would be re-elected

Answer 1

Answer: C. a military advantage over the Confederacy

Explanation: This is correct on Edmentum.

Answer 2

Take off D, the southerners have already seceded. A is also false, since all northern African Americans were free. Don't mention E, since the proclamation was made in 1863. Slaves couldn't usurp areas in the South. The correct answer is C.