Answer:
a
Explanation:
I think if Its not right I'm sorry
If the subject consists of two or more words that are connected by and, the subject is plural and requires a plural verb.
The answer is option C: It specifies that the freedoms granted by the Emancipation Proclamation apply only in rebel states.
The Emancipation Proclamation was the announcement made by President Lincoln through which all black slaves from the rebel states in the South were granted freedom. The fifth paragraph enumerates those rebel states together with the exceptions that are excluded from the Proclamation.