Which phrase best explains the goal of President Lincoln's executive order? A. To encourage governments of Southern states to free all enslaved
people within their
r states
B. To encourage members of Congress to pass laws to free enslaved
people in Southern states
C. To free enslaved people in Southern states and make ending slavery a
goal for the Union
D. To put an end to the Civil War by freeing all enslaved people in each of
the Southern states