Lincoln and the Emancipation proclomation

Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation

The Students will:

1. Examine Lincoln's attempt to end slavery in the south through the Emancipation Proclamation

Open Ended

Create your own historically accurate tweet about Abraham Lincoln here (keep it clean)

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is something Lincoln is claimed to have wanted?

• To stop the spread of slavery into new territories

• To free all slaves in the south

• To allow slave trade to continue across the United States

• To grow the Industry of Agriculture across the United States

Open Ended

Why do you think the House Divided Speech was so significant?

Fill in the Blank

________________ and John C. Breckenridge were the presidential candidates that Lincoln defeated in 1860

Poll

Do you think the suspension of the right of Habeas Corpus was necessary?

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

What are two other times that presidents suspended habeas corpus or similar rights?