Emancipation Proclamation

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Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on this date:

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September 22, 1862

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The Emancipation Proclamation announced what new Union policy:

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Freedom for all slaves in areas in rebellion against the United States

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Who convinced Lincoln to refrain from issuing the Proclamation until after the Union Army won a major victory?

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William H. Seward

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What battle provided Lincoln with the Union victory he felt was necessary to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

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Battle of Antietam

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Which of these antislavery policies did Lincoln implement BEFORE issuing the Emancipation Proclamation? Options: The abolition of slavery in Washington D.C., The abolition of slavery in the western territories, Federal funding for any state willing to enact a plan of gradual and compensated emancipation, All of the above

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All of the above

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What was Lincoln's constitutional justification for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation?

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As commander-in-chief, Lincoln had the power and responsibility to take measures that were military necessities in the struggle to preserve the Union.

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The Emancipation Proclamation took effect on this date:

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January 1, 1863

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Roughly how many slaves were immediately freed when the Proclamation went into effect?

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50,000

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This Confederate state was exempt from the Emancipation Proclamation: Virginia, Mississippi, Tennessee, California

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Tennessee

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In addition to promising freedom to slaves in rebel-held areas, the Emancipation Proclamation contained what new Union policy? Options: The abolition of the interstate slave trade, African Americans were allowed to serve in the Union Army, The abolition of slavery in the western territories, All of the above

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African Americans were allowed to serve in the Union Army