Question

Enslaved people in the South generally reacted to news of the Emancipation Proclamation by?
A)enlisting in the Confederate military.
B)protesting, such as by staging work slowdowns.
C)moving to the border states.
D)refusing to celebrate Independence Day

Answer 1

Explanation:

In the south, many people reacted to the emancipation proclamation by enlisting in the Confederate military. ... The emancipation proclamation is a proclamation by the government of the United States. The proclamation declared all slaves are freed from their bosses but the law was limited in many ways.

Answer 2

A) Enlisting in the Confederate military.

Explanation:

• While Lincoln did not intend to abolish slavery at the outset of the war, circumstance soon changed.
• Slave men in the South, whose masters fought war to ensure the longevity of slavery, automatically viewed the fighting as a battle to abolish slavery. The black men and women fled slavery after Northern troops invaded the South and contributed to the U.S.'s military and saw their officers as liberators.
• By the middle of 1862, after a year of fighting  it had become clear that slavery was a significant problem of war. Like many of his generals, Lincoln began to see that it was only helpful to commit the US to abolishing slavery. He began to outline the Emancipation Proclamation in the summer of 1862