The Emancipation Proclamation did all of the following except:

Choose the best answer from the options below:
A Caused thousands of slaves to join Union armies
B Granted freedom to slaves in the Confederate states
C Granted amnesty to former slave owners
D Encouraged the Abolition movement

C Granted amnesty to former slave owners

The correct answer is C. The Emancipation Proclamation did not grant amnesty to former slave owners.