Why didn't the Emancipation Proclamation take effect on the border states of Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, and Delaware?

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Kovpack · Answer 1 · 2022-03-05T09:53:03+0000

Answer:The Emancipation Proclamation did not apply to enslaved people in the border states of Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware, and Maryland, which had not joined the Confederacy. Lincoln exempted the border states from the proclamation because he didn't want to tempt them into joining the Confederacy.

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Why didn't the Emancipation Proclamation take effect on the border states of Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, and Delaware?

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