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Question
When President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, he specified that freedom was not extended to enslaved people in the neutral border states of Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, or Delaware.
What is the MOST accurate reasoning behind his decision to allow these states keep the institution of slavery?
Responses
A These four states were already in the process of passing legislation to free enslaved persons.These four states were already in the process of passing legislation to free enslaved persons.
B The number of enslaved people in these states was insignificant and posed no threat to the Union.The number of enslaved people in these states was insignificant and posed no threat to the Union.
C Lincoln knew that the states would likely secede and join the Confederacy if he freed their slaves.Lincoln knew that the states would likely secede and join the Confederacy if he freed their slaves.
D Lincoln was rewarding these four states for the massive number of volunteers they supplied to the Union army.Lincoln was rewarding these four states for the massive number of volunteers they supplied to the Union army.
E It was to prove that Lincoln was using the Emancipation Proclamation as a political tool to insure Northern support for the war effort.