At the end of the Civil War,the number of slaves that emerged from bondage was
A) about 800,000.
B) about 1 million.
C) about 2.5 million.
D) almost 4 million.
E) almost 6 million.

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The Emancipation Proclamation, issued in 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln, declared that all slaves in Confederate-controlled areas were to be freed. The end of the Civil War in 1865 saw the total abolition of slavery across the United States. It is estimated that almost 4 million slaves emerged from bondage, making option D the correct choice.

At the End of the Civil War,the Number of Slaves