All 128 questions · American History / B: 1800s
2025 Civics Test · Question 95 of 128
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
En español: ¿Qué hizo la Proclamación de Emancipación? — ver en español
Try to answer out loud first — then check
Accepted answers (USCIS M-1778)
- Freed the slaves
- Freed slaves in the Confederacy
- Freed slaves in the Confederate states
- Freed slaves in most Southern states
In the Naturalizer app, this question is taught inside “The long arc” — American history from the colonies to today, told as one continuous thread. On the real test, an officer asks up to 20 of the 128 questions out loud; 12 correct answers pass.
The real test is oral — practice answering out loudFree to start — no card needed.