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Which of the following statements best describes the impact of the

Emancipation Proclamation?

AAll slaves were freed in both the North and the South.
BThe practice of slavery was ended in the border states only.
CThe slaves of the Confederacy were freed.
DAll slaves who joined the Union army would be freed.
ESlaves were freed in the North but not in the border states.

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The statement that best describes the impact of the Emancipation Proclamation would be that "(A) All slaves were freed in both the North and the South," since this had been the most contentious issue in the US lead up to the war. 

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