SS 8 Ch. 15.3-15.5 Quiz Review

True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation immediately set all the slaves in the United States free.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What president gave the order for the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Confederate president Jefferson Davis

Lincoln gained the confidence to order the emancipation of the slaves due to the victory of the Union army in this battle:

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Fredericksburg

• Battle of Shiloh

• Battle of Fort Sumter

The Emancipation Proclamation paved the way for what constitutional amendment that outlawed slavery in the United States?

• The thirteenth amendment

• The nineteenth amendment

• The fifth amendment

• The first amendment

• The twenty-first amendment

What date did Lincoln issue the proclamation?

• July 4, 1776

• January 1, 1863

• April 7, 1860

• August 12, 1880

Which of the below statements best describes the Emancipation Proclamation?

• A change to the United States constitution allowing for all men to vote regardless of race.

• A new law issued by congress that said slavery was illegal in the North.

• An executive order from Abraham Lincoln that eventually led to the freedom of millions of slaves.

• A speech given by Abraham Lincoln asking for the Civil War to end.

• An order made by the Supreme Court saying that the Confederate states had the right to decide for themselves on slavery.

What does it mean to "emancipate" someone?

• To enslave

• To abolish

• To free

• To vote

What does it mean to "proclaim" something?

• To vote

• To announce

• To debate

• To choose

At the beginning of the Civil War, why were some northerners unhappy with Lincoln?

• He wasn't doing enough to end slavery

• He was reluctant to make decisions in war

• He thought slavery should be abolished in the west

• He let the south secede

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