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Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg Address

Authored by Denise Hoke

History

8th Grade

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Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg Address
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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What president gave the order for the Emancipation Proclamation?

Abraham Lincoln

George Washington

Jefferson Davis

Andrew Johnson

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What does it mean to "emancipate" someone?

To enslave

To abolish

To free

To vote

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

The East Coast

The West Coast

The Border States

The Great Lakes State

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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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