Emancipation Proclamation

What president gave the order for the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Confederate president Jefferson Davis

• Andrew Johnson

What does it mean to "emancipate" someone?

• To enslave

• To abolish

• To free

• To vote

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What does it mean to "proclaim" something?

• To vote

• To announce

• To debate

• To choose

What was Lincoln's main goal during the Civil War?

• To abolish slavery in the US

• To stop slavery from spreading west

• To preserve the unity of the country

• To get Europe to support the north in the war

What did the Emancipation Proclamation say?

• That slavery in the north was over

• That slavery in the south was over

• That slavery wouldn't spread west

• That slavery would be voted on in the next election