Part B Which statement about the Proclamation best supports the answer to
Part A?
a. By invoking his power as commander-in-chief and referring to military
necessity, Lincoln demonstrates that he has power under the
Constitution to free the enslaved.
b. By listing the states currently in rebellion against the Union, Lincoln
makes it clear that the state legislatures have failed in their duty to end
slavery on their own.
c. By calling on those he is freeing to work for wages and by encouraging
them to be accepted by the military, Lincoln shows his confidence that
they are prepared for freedom.
d. By referring to the judgment of humanity and to the favor of God,
Lincoln clearly shows that the problem of slavery is a moral issue, not a
political one, and that slavery can never be justified.