The Emancipation Proclamation Had the Effect of

Multiple Choice

The Emancipation Proclamation had the effect of

A) reducing desertions from the Union army.
B) strengthening the moral cause and diplomatic position of the Union.
C) increasing popular support for the Republicans in the 1864 election.
D) permanently shutting down the opposition of the northern Copperheads to President Lincoln's war policies.
E) drastically weakening Confederate morale of its soldiers and politicians.