Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the American Civil War? Thomas Jefferson Abraham Lincoln Ulysses S. Grant Andrew Jackson None On what date did the Emancipation Proclamation officially take effect? July 4, 1861 April 9, 1865 January 1, 1863 November 19, 1863 None The Emancipation Proclamation specifically applied to enslaved people in which areas? The entire United States Border states loyal to the Union Confederate states in rebellion Northern free states None Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution eventually abolished slavery throughout the entire country? The 10th Amendment The 13th Amendment The 15th Amendment The 19th Amendment None What was one of the main goals of the Emancipation Proclamation beyond freeing enslaved people? To punish Confederate states To encourage European nations to support the Confederacy To weaken the Confederacy's labor force To abolish the U.S. Constitution None Time's up