95. 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
Officers ask history questions like this one to check general knowledge of how the country was formed. On the 2025 Civics Test, "Freed the slaves" is the answer to give if asked directly — related historical trivia beyond that isn't required to pass.
This is question 95 of the 2025 Civics Test. See it on uscis.gov. This question is worded the same way on the 2008 Civics Test.