Multiple choice

When did Lincoln announce his plan to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

  1. Days before Grant's death

  2. Five days after the Battle of Gettysburg

  3. Five days after the Battle of Antietam

  4. On the anniversary of the start of the war
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Explanation

Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, which was five days after the Union victory at the Battle of Antietam.

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