Answer and Explanation
Abraham Lincoln composing the Emancipation Proclamation
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Question 0940:
Slavery was officially outlawed in the
border state of Kentucky
(A) when Ulysses S.
Grant expelled Confederate troops from the state
(B) with the implementation of the Emancipation Proclamation
(C) with the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution
(D) with the Supreme Court's decision in the Slaughterhouse Cases
(E) with Lincoln's re-election in 1864
(B) with the implementation of the Emancipation Proclamation
(C) with the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution
(D) with the Supreme Court's decision in the Slaughterhouse Cases
(E) with Lincoln's re-election in 1864
Answer:
Explanation:
As a border state, Kentucky was excluded from the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared the end of slavery for those living in states in rebellion against the United States effective January 1, 1863. This was an important consideration for Lincoln, as he needed to keep the border states from joining the Confederacy while still convincing European nations to stay out of the war. The 13th Amendment, ratified in December 1865, officially ended slavery throughout the U.S.
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(C) with the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution
Explanation:
As a border state, Kentucky was excluded from the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared the end of slavery for those living in states in rebellion against the United States effective January 1, 1863. This was an important consideration for Lincoln, as he needed to keep the border states from joining the Confederacy while still convincing European nations to stay out of the war. The 13th Amendment, ratified in December 1865, officially ended slavery throughout the U.S.
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