Question

What is the premise of the following text? “...and the executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons, and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, or any of them, in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom.”
A. The U.S. government intends to continue the practice of slavery.
B. The U.S. government intends to recognize blacks as free citizens.
C. The U.S. military will not be required to recognize freed slaves.
D. The U.S. military is hereby required to allow blacks to serve.

Answer 1

It is b for sure it is b 

Answer 2

The right answer is "B. The U.S. government intends to recognize blacks as free citizens. "

The explanation for this answer is that the text makes it very clear that the government and the military will recognize and maintain the freedom of slaves, nor will it attempt to take away this freedom already conquered.

This can be noted already at the beginning of the text, where it is written:

"...and the executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons..."