6.1B: Lincoln's actions

6.1B: Lincoln's actions

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History

11th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of the following was Lincoln's goal at the beginning of the Civil War? abolish slavery, emancipate enslaved persons, preserve the Union, punish the south

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preserve the Union

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which decision by President Lincoln was controversial because it involved limiting people’s civil liberties? Options: his suspension of habeas corpus, delivering the Gettysburg Address, use of military force to preserve the union, the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation

Back

his suspension of habeas corpus

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What was the purpose of Lincoln suspending the writ of habeas corpus?

Back

to jail those opposed to the war to ensure a Union victory

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which statement is correct concerning the Emancipation Proclamation? Options: The actual Proclamation was more symbolic as slavery was still not abolished. It represented the major turning point of the Civil War. Without the Proclamation it is doubtful any enslaved persons would have been set free.

Back

The actual Proclamation was more symbolic as slavery was still not abolished.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

According to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which of the following was true? Options: Only the enslaved persons in the Confederacy were free, All enslaved persons were free, Only enslaved persons in the North were free, Enslaved persons were free and can vote

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Only the enslaved persons in the Confederacy were free

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

In which document does Lincoln describe the Civil War as a struggle to preserve a nation that was dedicated to the idea that "all men are created equal" and that America was a government "of the people, by the people and for the people"?

Back

Gettysburg Address

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address primarily expressed

Back

his determination to maintain the Union.

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