Question

What was the goal of the emancipation proclamation?

A. To allow slavery in new U.S states and territories
B. To give black property holders the right to vote.
C. To reunite the states and eliminate slavery.
D. To free southern troops from their military commitments so they could return home.

Answer 1

c to free the slaves which is what Lincoln is known for

Answer 2

C. To reunite the states and eliminate slavery.