Give some details about Abraham Lincoln. What is he known for? What was he like? What do you know about him?

What was Abraham Lincoln's view on slavery?

• He believed slavery should be immediately abolished

• He believed slavery was morally right and should be upheld

• He believed slavery was a necessary evil for the economy

• He believed slavery was morally wrong but was sanctioned by the Constitution

What did Lincoln think about the social and political equality of Black people?

• He believed Black people should have limited rights compared to white people

• He supported complete social and political equality for Black people

• He opposed Black people having the right to vote, to serve on juries, to hold office and to intermarry with whites

• He believed Black people should have the same rights as white people

What was Lincoln's initial solution to the problem of slavery?

• He supported the idea of colonization, where African Americans would leave the United States and settle in Africa or Central America

• He believed in immediate abolition of slavery

• He believed in maintaining the status quo of slavery

• He proposed granting equal rights to all races

What was the primary reason for Lincoln's issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• To prevent the Southern rebellion from permanently severing the Union

• To demonstrate his power as the President

• To gain support from the Southern states

• To appease the abolitionists

Which areas were exempted from the Emancipation Proclamation?

• All states loyal to the Confederacy

• Border slave states like Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri

• All states loyal to the Union

• All Southern states currently fighting against the Union

What was the reaction of Black leaders and abolitionists to Lincoln's support of colonization?

• They believed colonization was the best solution for the issue of slavery

• They were angry and argued that African Americans deserved the same rights as white people

• They were indifferent to the idea of colonization

• They supported the idea of colonization

What did Lincoln believe was the most important thing during the Civil War?

• To gain support from the Southern states

• To prevent the Southern rebellion from permanently severing the Union

• To maintain the institution of slavery

• To demonstrate his power as the President

What was the primary purpose of the three-fifths clause in the Constitution?

• To provide equal rights to all races

• To count enslaved people for the purposes of representation in the federal government

• To grant equal representation to all states

• To abolish slavery

What was the ultimate impact of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• It caused a division within the Union

• It immediately freed all enslaved people in the United States

• It led to the eventual abolition of slavery by the 13th Amendment

• It had no impact on the institution of slavery