🇺🇸 US Citizenship Test practice question
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
- Abolished slavery nationwide by itself
- Freed the slaves Correct answer
- Ended the Civil War immediately
- Gave women the right to vote
Explanation
This is one of the official answers published by USCIS for the 2025 version of the civics test. Also accepted: Freed slaves in the Confederacy; Freed slaves in the Confederate states; Freed slaves in most Southern states.
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