what was an effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?

a. many free african americans volunteered to fight for the union
b. enslaved african americans in the south were immediately freed.
c. the south was forced to surrender
d. owning slaves became a crime punishable by death
c. the south was forced to surrender
d. a

Neither option c nor d are accurate answers to the question. The correct answer is a. Many free African Americans volunteered to fight for the Union.