2/24/22 Homework

Many laborers were against abolition because they thought freed slaves would take their jobs.

• True

• False

Why did the Secretary of War want Lincoln to abolish slavery?

• He thought that was morally right

• He thought they would get more support from border states

• He wanted freed slaves to fight for the Union

• He wanted freed slaves to work in the North in factories

What was the name of the document that freed Confederate slaves?

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Gettysburg Address

• 54th Massachusetts Infantry

• Lincoln's Wartime Speech

Due to the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves were freed in which areas?

• The South

• The North

• Border states

• Everywhere

Fredrick Douglass believed military service would not help African Americans gain rights.

• True

• False

What did Lincoln want to do to reward African American soldiers for their service?

• Free their families

• Give them housing

• Give them equal pay to white soldiers

• Give them the right to vote

What made the 54th Massachusetts Infantry unique?

• It was the only infantry from Massachusetts

• It was mostly free African Americans

• They won every battle they fought

• It was mostly women

How much money did African American soldiers get paid each month?

• $13

• $10

• $300

• $0

What year did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

• 1864

• 1860

• 1865

• 1862

Why was Lincoln worried about issuing the Emancipation Proclamation?

• He didn't want African Americans to have rights

• He thought it would make the war pointless

• He didn't want to lose support for the war