Answer: (D) Second Confiscation Act; Siege of Vicksburg; congressional passage of Thirteenth Amendment
Explanation:
The Second Confiscation Act was passed by Union Congress and aproved by Lincoln in 1862 during the Civil War. It stated that after its aproval on July 17, Confederate leaders and generals who did not surrender to the Union in sixty days, would have their property confiscated, including slaves, thus obtaining their freedom and emancipation. This measure however, was only enforceable on areas under Union control, and it meant that slaves would gain their freedom only when captured by Union forces.
The Siege of Vicksburg took place in 1863, ending in July 4 as a mayor Union victory since the capture of the city meant complete Union control over the Mississippi, splitting the Confederacy in half . The siege was carried out by Ulysses S. Grant and it completed the "Anaconda Plan" conceived by the Union to isolate and cut-off the Confederacy by blockading eastern ports and controling the traffic of the Missisipi.
The Thirteenth Amendment was officialy adopted as law in January 31 1865, after the conclusion of the Civil War. It abolished slavery and servitude in The U.S. (with the exception of criminal forced labour). Though it legallly meant the emancipation and freedom from servitude, the South remained deeply racist, with some states passing down laws that would eventually culminate in Segregation.
