Which best describes the Southern states' view on the emancipation of slaves during the post-Revolutionary period? The Southern states opposed emancipation and held large number of slaves.
The Southern states ended slavery once the Revolutionary War was over.
The Southern slaves didn't emancipate the slaves at first, but freed them shortly after the war ended.
The Southern states only kept the most important slaves, and freed the rest.

The Southern slaves didn't emancipate the slaves at first, but freed them shortly after the war ended.

Explanation:

1. The Southern states opposed emancipation and held large number of slaves.

Explanation: At the point when reunification was the sole objective of the North, the Confederates could be seen by outsiders as freedom contenders being held without wanting to by the Union.

But after the Emancipation Proclamation, the Southern cause was presently the defense of slavery. The declaration was a sagacious move by Lincoln to mark the Confederate States as a slave country and render foreign aid impossible.