76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
American History · 1800s
Accepted answer(s)
- freed the slaves
- freed slaves in the Confederacy
- freed slaves in the Confederate states
- freed slaves in most Southern states
This question comes from the American History section of the 2008 Civics Test. USCIS includes it to confirm applicants know the founding events and figures behind U.S. citizenship, not just civics theory. The accepted answer, "freed the slaves", is worth memorizing exactly since dates and names are graded strictly in the interview.
This is question 76 of the 2008 Civics Test. See it on uscis.gov. This question is worded the same way on the 2025 Civics Test.