SW Week 28 Test

SW Week 28 Test

Lincoln Act and Speaks

Civil War Facts

• Started April 12, 1861

• Ended April 9, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation (freedom) Proclamation (official announcement)

• 13th amendment made slavery illegal

Multiple Choice

What year did the Civil War begin?

• 1860

• 1861

• 1862

• 1863

Multiple Choice

What year did the Civil War end?

• 1863

• 1864

• 1865

• 1866

Multiple Choice

What does the word emancipation mean?

• freedom

• captivity

• slave

• war

Multiple Choice

What does the word proclamation mean?

• letter

• speech

• freedom

• official announcement

Multiple Choice

Which amendment made slavery illegal?

• 10th amendment

• 11th amendment

• 12th amendment

• 13th amendment

Gettysburg Address

• Written on the sides of the Lincoln Memorial

• Main Idea: All men are created equal

• One of the most famous speeches in history

Multiple Choice

True or False: The Gettysburg address is written on the sides of the Lincoln Memorial?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the Gettysburg Address?

• the war should end

• soldiers are brave

• a cemetery honors soldiers

• all men are created equal

Multiple Choice

“We need an influx of new soldiers.” Mark the synonym for the word influx.

• retreat

• increase

• departure

• going

Juneteenth

• June 19th, 1865- Slaves heard they were free in Texas.

• Took 2 months for slaves to get the news of their freedom

• General Granger told the slaves they were free!

Multiple Choice

What happened in Texas on June 19th, 1865?

• slaves heard they were free

• the civil war ended

• the civil war started

• Lincoln was re-elected

Multiple Choice

Who told the slaves in Texas the good news that they were free?

• General Lee

• General Granger

• General Lincoln

• General Washington