Juneteenth: TedEd

President Lincoln personally opposed slavery, but did he have plans to END (abolish it) when he was elected in 1860?

• Yes.

• No.

About how many enslaved people were living in the US when Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860?

• 1 million

• Two million

• Three million

• Four million

How many of the first twelve US presidents were enslavers (owned enslaved people)?

• None

• Six of them.

• Ten of them.

• All of them.

True or false: Enslaved people resisted their enslavement from beginning by escaping, breaking tools, staging rebellions and more.

• True

• False

Which TWO states were the first to abolish (end) enslavement?

• Vermont

• Texas

• Georgia

• Massachusetts

When President Lincoln was elected, many southern states feared he wanted to end slavery so they:

• Left (withdrew) from the US and called themselves the Confederacy.

• Tried to get Lincoln fired.

• Decided to slowly end slavery so they could stay part of the US.

After being President of the US (POTUS) for a year, Lincoln ended slavery in which important city?

• New York, NY

• New Orleans, Louisiana

• Charleston, South Carolina

• Washington, DC

On January 1st, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people ONLY in the states that were:

• Peaceful and not rebelling against the US.

• Rebelling against the US (the Confederacy).

There were some slave states that didn't leave the US and become part of the Confederacy. True or false?

• True

• False

The US lawmakers (called Congress) passed the 13th Amendment in 1865 ending this terrible practice ACROSS the entire US: