Which of the following best characterizes the Confiscation Acts?
A) The Confiscation Acts were early efforts to emancipate slaves.
B) The Confiscation Acts were unpopular among Northern abolitionists.
C) The Confiscation Acts extended the naval blockade of the South.
D) The Confiscation Acts ordered the seizure of land from disloyal Southerners.

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The Confiscation Acts were laws passed during the Civil War that allowed the Union to seize the property, including slaves, of those supporting the Confederacy, effectively serving as early efforts to emancipate slaves.

Which of the Following Best Characterizes the Confiscation Acts