Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg Address

What president gave the order for the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Jefferson Davis

• Andrew Johnson

What does it mean to "emancipate" someone?

• To enslave

• To abolish

• To free

• To vote

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Which of the following did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• Freed all slaves in the Confederate states that were not currently under Union control.

• Laid the groundwork for a future constitutional amendment to outlaw slavery.

• Allowed for African American men to fight in the Union army.

• All of the above

What part of the country was EXCLUDED from the Emancipation Proclamation?

• The East Coast

• The West Coast

• The Border States

• The Great Lakes State

Why did Lincoln exclude the Border States from the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Slavery was already illegal in the Border States

• Lincoln didn't have any power the in the Border States

• The Border States worked out a compromise to keep slavery

• He didn't want to give them a reason to side with the South

What was one effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• More African Americans (slave and free) joined the Confederates

• More African Americans (slave and free) joined the Union

• Many southern soldiers joined the North

• Some of the northern states lost faith in Lincoln

Why did people gather in Gettysburg on Nov. 19, 1863? 

• To abolish slavery
• To dedicate a national cemetery 
• To encourage the Confederacy to rejoin the Union
• To hear campaign speeches for the upcoming Presidential election

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What was so special about "four score and seven years ago" mentioned in this speech?

• The first colonists settled America
• America was discovered by Christopher Columbus
• America gained its 50th state
• The Declaration of Independence was written and America gained its freedom from Great Britain

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Lincoln ends his speech by stating "that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from earth." What idea is he describing?

• democracy
• justice
• liberty
• equality

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What is Lincoln’s main purpose in the Gettysburg Address?

• to identify the soldiers who have died in battle so far

• to argue why the Union will win the war

• to seek money for the families of those who died in battle

• to explain the importance of the war and inspire support for the Union

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