D. There is no clear answer because the proclamation had a large impact on many different people.

Question: 11. Read the quotation below. "I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free." Abraham Lincoln Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863 Which of the following statements BEST explains how Georgia's citizens reacted to this proclamation? A. They seceded from the Union as a result of the proclamation. B. They immediately freed the enslaved people that were living in the state. C. They ignored the proclamation since the South did not recognize the rules of the Union.