Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Emancipation Proclamation?
a. It was intended to free all slaves in all slave-holding states and territories.
b. It was intended to free only those slaves in Confederate-held states.
c. In reality it freed no slaves.
d. It was meant to influence Great Britain to remain out of the war.
e. It was meant to pressure the Confederacy to end the war.
Ans: c. In reality it freed no slaves.
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