Emancipation Proclamation

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

• TRUE

• FALSE

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

What president gave the order for the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Confederate president Jefferson Davis

• Andrew Johnson

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

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Fredericksburg

• Battle of Shiloh

The Emancipation Proclamation paved the way for what constitutional amendment to outlaw slavery in the United States?

• The thirteenth amendment

• The fifth amendment

• The first amendment

• The twenty-first amendment

Which of the below statements best describes the Emancipation Proclamation?

• 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 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

Where would you MOST LIKELY find an abolitionist?

• North

• South

• Border states

What date did Lincoln issue the proclamation?

• July 4, 1776

• January 1, 1863

• August 12, 1880