Ch15 L2/L4 Quiz

What were TWO impacts of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation?

• Enslaved people in Union-led territories would be freed

• A Union victory would end slavery in the United States

• Enslaved people in Confederate-led territories would be freed

• A Confederate victory would end slavery in the United States

What were some experiences of African Americans serving in the war?

• White soldiers fully believed in them and their skill level as soldiers

• Confederate soldiers did not fire on them as much because they may need them if they won the war

• Confederate soldiers focused their fiercest fire on them

• White soldiers doubted their ability as soldiers

Approximately what percent of Union soliders were African American?

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the war?

• Cut of any chance of Britain and France supporting the Confederacy

• Lee chose to implement Total War against the North as his one last stand

• Lee would not fight a defensive war and would not attack the Union again

• Cut off supplies from Germay and Russia that were sent to the Confederates

What did Lincoln's Gettysburg Address inspire Northerners to do?

• to stop fighting the war and end the bloodshed

• to keep fighting the war, ensure victory and freedom for all

• to permanently cut ties with Britain and France

• to continue to pursue Manifest Destiny to the north in Canada and south in Mexico