This module references the potential strategic value of a Union appeal to African Americans. What does that suggest about the motivations behind the Emancipation Proclamation?
a) It was an attempt to bolster the war effort as much as support a moral principle.
b) It was a fulfillment of Lincoln’s goal to end slavery.
c) It was not meant to threaten southern slaveholders.
d) It was meant to bring border states more fully into the Union.
Answer: a
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