Which statement is an example of evidence a historian could use to support a claim about the American civil war?

C. The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves only in states that had seceded from the Union.

Explanation:

Basically, the work of a historians mostly relies on studying and examining different kinds of historical sources and using them to shed a light on historical events. Of course, this is only a brief and simplified summary of their job.

But the most important thing is that they need to use facts and factual evidence.

Only answer C results from examinations of a historical material source (The Emancipation Proclamation, a written document). In that way it presents a strong evidence, which can easily be checked and verified, that support the claim.

Other answers express only opinions, without providing any evidence, and as such should never be used by historians, especially answer D which is an example of a logical fallacy.

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