8.2.3 Quiz: Understand the Quest for Civil Rights

What is Lincoln asking the audience to do in this passage?

• Remember the sacrifices of the people who fought at Gettysburg

• Make Gettysburg a national monument and place of honor

• Give Lincoln, as president, the power to end the Civil War

• Take care of the living so that they are able to fight again

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What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• To propose a set of laws and principles that would help govern the new United States

• To insist that people from the American colonies should serve in the British government

• To disagree with Great Britain's decision to tax

• To state that American colonies were no longer under the control of Great Britain

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What is the main idea of this passage?

• God grants people life and the ability to find happiness.

• People are happier when they are supported by their government.

• Everyone is considered equal and has the right to freedom and the pursuit of happiness.

• All people, even women, are considered equal in our society.

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What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• To provide laws and guiding principles for Americans to follow

• To prevent slavery from spreading to the new American territories

• To free all slaves living in states in rebellion against the Union

• To list the American colonies' complaints against the British

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What was the purpose of the Gettysburg Address?

• To encourage Union soldiers to continue fighting for freedom

• To condemn the South for its actions during the Civil War

• To give freedom to slaves living in Southern states

• To ask for more executive power to end the fighting

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What common theme do the Gettysburg Address and the Declaration of Independence share?

• Anger at the British government

• The abolition of slavery

• Encouragement for the troops

• The importance of freedom

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How is the phrase "all men are created equal" interpreted differently by modern U.S. society?

• Originally it referred only to men, but today it includes women as well.

• Originally it referred only to white men, but today it includes all people.

• Originally it referred only to the British, but today it also includes Americans.

• Originally it referred to educated people, but today it includes everyone.

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Which event contributed to the American colonists' decision to write the Declaration of Independence and separate from Great Britain?

• The king of Great Britain forced the American colonies to outlaw slavery.

• Great Britain refused to allow American colonists the right to own property.

• The king of Great Britain refused to step down.

• Great Britain wanted the American colonists to pay taxes on imported goods.

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