The excerpt below is from the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 "That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in
rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free and the Executive Government of the United States."
Which one of the following statements is best supported by the excerpt above?
Provided that state Legislatures enact laws leading to the gradual emancipation of those living in involuntary servitude.
O Required the immediate emancipation of all slaves living in the continental US
O Provided for the immediate emancipation of all slaves willing to fight on behalf of the Union
O Required the immediate emancipation of all slaves being held as slaves in states in rebellion against the United States