Lincoln (G.A. & E.P.)

The Emancipation Proclamation announces official business to an audience of

• Lincoln supporters

• Northern Abolitionists

• foreign governments

• the general public

Lincoln hopes the Emancipation Proclamation will

• free all slaves

• encourage voting

• suppress a rebellion

• strengthen workers

In the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln follows the conventions of a proclamation by precisely

• describing his responsibilities as president

• telling people how to find fair wages

• listing all the rebellious states

• explaining where freed slaves can live

In the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln advises the freed slaves to

• refrain from violence

• migrate to the North

• run for office

• vote for him

In the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proc, Lincoln expresses the belief that it is moral to

• remember soldiers

• fight for what is right

• end war forever

• let everyone vote

The power of the Gettysburg Address comes from its emotional appeal while the power of the Emancipation Proclamation comes from its

• complex sentences

• authoritative tone

• predictable patterns

• moving message

What is one effect that the Emancipation Proclamation had on the Union army?

• Nearly 200,000 African Americans joined the Union army

• Congress used the Union army to maintain freedom in elections.

• The Union army had to stop an armed rebellion after 1863.

• The Union army helped free people find suitable employment.

In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln says, "we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain." This statement follows the conventions of a speech by

• inspiring support for the Union cause

• announcing official government policy

• claiming authority as president

• addressing an audience of survivors

According to the Gettysburg Address, men gave their lives on the battlefield at Gettysburg to

• prove their bravery

• save the nation

• consecrate the ground

• earn their freedom