Civics Test Question 95: What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

A question from the 2025 civics test, with the answers USCIS publishes and our explanation.

Translation

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?《解放奴隶宣言》做了什么？¿Qué hizo la Proclamación de Emancipación?

Official answers

Any one of these is correct.

Freed the slaves解放了奴隶Liberó a los esclavos
Freed slaves in the Confederacy解放了南方邦联的奴隶Liberó a los esclavos de la Confederación
Freed slaves in the Confederate states解放了南方邦联各州的奴隶Liberó a los esclavos de los estados confederados
Freed slaves in most Southern states解放了大多数南方州的奴隶Liberó a los esclavos de la mayoría de los estados del Sur

Explanation

In 1863, Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation declared the slaves in the Confederate states free. Slavery was ended everywhere in the country by the 13th Amendment in 1865.

Memory tip

💡 Freed the slaves.

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