14. Why did the Emancipation Proclamation free slaves only in the confederate states?
A. President Lincoln did not have the authority to remove property from U.S. citizens.
B. President Lincoln did not have the authority to naturalized Northern Freedmen into citizens.
C. Northern legislatures had already passed legislation blocking emancipation.
D. Northern legislatures had already passed the Emancipation Proclimation.
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To understand why the Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves only in the Confederate states, we need to examine the context and historical background of the proclamation.
First, it's important to note that the Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, was not a complete and immediate abolition of slavery throughout the United States. Instead, it specifically applied to the states that were rebelling against the federal government, which were collectively known as the Confederate states.
Among the given options, A and B are not accurate explanations for the limited scope of the Emancipation Proclamation. The proclamation itself did not involve removing property from U.S. citizens, nor did it address the naturalization of Northern Freedmen as citizens.
Option D is also incorrect - the Northern legislatures did not pass the Emancipation Proclamation. The proclamation was an executive order issued by President Lincoln, who possessed the authority to exercise war powers during a time of armed rebellion.
Therefore, the correct answer is C: Northern legislatures had already passed legislation blocking emancipation. This option aligns with the historical reality that certain Northern states had implemented laws to prevent the emancipation of slaves within their borders. The Emancipation Proclamation was an attempt to counter the institution of slavery in the Confederate states during the Civil War, as it fell within the president's war powers to suppress the rebellion.
It is worth noting that the Emancipation Proclamation was a significant step towards the eventual abolition of slavery in the United States, but it did not immediately free all enslaved individuals. The full abolition of slavery came later with the passage and ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1865.