The Emancipation Proclamation

The Emancipation Proclamation

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Lesson Objectives

We will- explain the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation

I will- answer comprehension questions and fill in my notebook and complete a reading about the Emancipation Proclamation.

Essential Question:
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?

Multiple Choice

This battle was the turning point in the war for the Union

• Battle of Bull Run
• Battle of Antietam
• Battle of Gettysburg
• Battle of Appomattox Courthouse

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the place where the Civil War was officially ended?

• Appomattox Courthouse

• Savannah Courthouse

• Atlanta Courthouse

• Virginia Courthouse

Multiple Choice

Which battle handed the Union the mighty Mississippi River?

• Gettysburg

• Vicksburg

• Antietam

• 1st Bull Run

Multiple Choice

Confederates attacked the this fort, the Union surrendered. First shots of the war

• Bull Run/ Manassas 1

• Antietam

• Appomattox Courhouse

• Ft. Sumter

Multiple Choice

Where did the Battle of Gettysburg take place?

• Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

• Gettysburg, New York

• Gettysburg, Virginia

• Gettysburg, Ohio

Multiple Choice

Which battle is known as the bloodiest single-day battle in American history?

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Vicksburg

• Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Gettysburg

Multiple Choice

Which side emerged victorious at the Battle of Antietam?

• Union

• France

• Spain

• Confederacy

Open Ended

According to the video, how was Lincoln able to change the narrative of the war from states' rights to human rights?

Use the following sentence stem to answer your question:

Lincoln changed the narrative of the war by.........

Emancipation Proclamation

• Emancipation: setting free

• Proclamation: a public announcement

• Passed: 1863

• Lincoln had spent years talking about ending slavery, and abolitionists urged him to do that now.

• Passed after the Battle of Antietam, where the union won

Multiple Choice

What does emancipation mean?

• Forcing someone into legal, social, or political restrictions or control.
• Setting someone free from legal, social, or political restrictions or control.
• Ignoring legal, social, or political restrictions or control.
• Creating legal, social, or political restrictions or control.

Multiple Choice

After what battle was the Emancipation Proclamation passed?

• Battle of Gettysburg
• Battle of Vicksburg
• Battle of Antietam
• Battle of Bull Run

Open Ended

What were the two main effects of the Battle of Antietam the Civil War?

Emancipation Proclamation:

• freed slaves in areas controlled by the Confederacy.

• Discouraged other countries from joining in the war

• Encouraged people to fight for freedom

Hotspot

In which states did the Emancipation Proclamation free slaves?

Multiple Choice

Why did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation

• To free all the slaves immediately all over the U.S

• To reward McClellan for his victory and not free slaves

• To give the war a new purpose people would want to fight for, free slaves in the south

• To win the Election of 1864