Which statement best describes how European immigrants in the North regarded emancipation? A. Emancipation motivated them to enlist in the Union army. B. They feared free African Americans would take their jobs. C. They celebrated emancipation as a sign of their own free status. D. They objected to emancipation because they often owned slaves.
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B. They feared free African Americans would take their jobs.
Among European immigrants in the North, the perception of emancipation varied. However, a notable sentiment among some was that they feared free African Americans would take their jobs, which is best captured by option B.