Why did the emancipation proclamation free slaves only in confederate states?

president lincoln did not have the authority to remove property from u. s. citizens.
president lincoln did not have the authority to naturalize northern freedmen into citizens.
northern legislatures had already passed legislation blocking emancipation.
northern legislatures had already passed the emancipation proclamation.

the answer is: President Lincoln did not have the authority to remove property from US citizens.

Explanation:

The answer is A. President Lincoln did not have the authority to remove property from U.S. citizens.

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lincoln won 212 electoral votes to mcclellan's 21 votes, and lincoln beat mcclellan. is the main reason lincoln won in 1864.

they had more african americans than any other state.

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