The combination of these factors, from the question, led to the surrender of the southerners in April 1865. With the war, the south was devastated, with great material destruction and an economy in shambles. The war consolidated the abolition of slavery, the main goal of emancipation, of the across the country with the promulgation of the 13th Constitutional Amendment, and reconstruction and reintegration of the south into the Union began. The balance of the conflict was 600,000 dead, marking secession as the greatest war in the American history.
The correct answer is letter "A": It freed all slaves in the southern areas.
Explanation:
The Emancipation Proclamation (1863) was declared by President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) announcing that all slaves of the Confederate States of America would be free. The proclamation, that was composed of two presidential decrees, was presented by Lincoln during the Secession War (1861-1865).
In addition to the proclamation, the provided a legal framework for the emancipation of almost 4 million slaves who were freed along the advance of the union army and Lincoln promised to end definitely with slavery.
