Emancipation Proclamation

The Emancipation Proclamation immediately set all the slaves in the United States free?

• True

• False

What was the goal of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Hurt the south economically by reducing the labor force

• Free all slaves in Confederate states that were not under Union control

• Increase the number of African Americans participating in the Union Army

• All of the above

How many slaves were immediately set free by the proclamation?

• Around half

• 3 million

• No slaves were set free

• 50,000

What president gave the order for the Emancipation Proclamation?

• George Washington

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

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

• 5th Amendment

• 17th Amendment

• 21st Amendment

• 13th Amendment

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.

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

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

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

Why did Lincoln have to be careful with the border states?

• They were part of the Confederacy and he was trying to convince them to join the Union

• Lincoln did not want to do anything that could cause these states to shift their loyalty to the Confederacy

• He didn't want to upset slave owners in these states

• He was very close friends with the leaders in each of these states

Lincoln's first priority was to fulfill his presidential oath to

• End the Civil War

• Abolish slavery

• divide the United States into two countries

• save the Union

According to the Emancipation Proclamation, who was NOT given freedom?

• Slaves in Confederate states

• Slaves in Union states

• Slaves in Washington, DC

• Slaves in the United States

What do you think Lincoln's emancipation plan hoped to achieve?

• Abolish slavery

• Weaken the Confederation states

• End the Civil War

• Divide the Union