What was Lincoln's main reason for fighting in the war?
Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg, Vicksburg

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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to protect slavery in the South
get the British and French to help
to show his strength as a president
to save the Union
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is TRUE of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Declared slaves in the Union to be free
Gave voting rights to former slaves
Made peace with the Confederacy
Union troops would free slaves in the Confederacy
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
Make peace ; Independence for Confederacy
Gain more troops ; win the war ; end slavery
Fire McDowell ; McClellan ; Fire Burnside
Support Jefferson Davis
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What effect did the Emancipation Proclamation have on the Civil War?
It had no effect on the Civil War.
It made it a war to end slavery.
It ended the war immediately.
It led to an increase in slavery.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
By the end of the Civil War, what happened to slavery in the Border States?
It caused them to stop fighting
It had no impact on slavery in those states
All four seceded and joined the Confederacy
All four decided to end slavery
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which battles are considered the turning points in the Civil War?
Ft. Sumter + Bull Run
Gettysburg + Vicksburg
Ft. Henry + Ft. Donelson
Shiloh + New Orleans
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which Confederate City surrendered to the Union and US Grant after a long siege?
Atlanta
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Richmond
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