Multiple choice

Result of the Emancipation Proclamation

  1. slave in the union and the confederacy were declared free

  2. Maryland seceded from the union

  3. 200,000+ free blacks joined the Union Army

  4. African Americans in the U.S. received the right to vote
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Explanation

The Emancipation Proclamation allowed for the recruitment of African American soldiers into the Union Army, and over 200,000 eventually served, significantly bolstering the Union war effort.

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