Emancipation Proclamation

What date did Lincoln issue the proclamation?

• July 4, 1776

• January 1, 1863

• April 7, 1860

• August 12, 1880

What president gave the order for the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Confederate president Jefferson Davis

• Andrew Johnson

Which of the following did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• Freed all slaves in the Confederate states that were not currently under Union control.

• Laid the groundwork for a future constitutional amendment to outlaw slavery.

• Allowed for African American men to fight in the Union army.

• All of the above

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

• TRUE

• FALSE

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

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.