2008 test · Question 76· 1800s
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Official answers
- freed the slaves
- freed slaves in the Confederacy
- freed slaves in the Confederate states
- freed slaves in most Southern states
This is question 76 of 100 on the 2008 civics test, in the “1800s” part of American History. In the interview, the officer asks up to 10 questions and you need 6 correct answers to pass.
The same question is also on the 2025 test, as question 95, with different official answers:
- Freed the slaves
- Freed slaves in the Confederacy
- Freed slaves in the Confederate states
- Freed slaves in most Southern states
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