The Emancipation Proclamation

What was the main purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation as stated in the document?

• To free all enslaved people in the United States immediately

• To declare that all enslaved people in rebellious states were now free

• To allow enslaved people to join the Union Army

• To end the Civil War

According to the document, why did few enslaved people actually gain freedom as a result of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Because it was not legally binding

• Because it only applied to states that had seceded from the Union

• Because the Union Army did not enforce it

• Because the Confederate states ignored the orders of President Lincoln

What does the word "emancipate" mean as used in the context of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• To enlist in the army

• To work as laborers

• To free

• To rebel

How did the Union Army facilitate the Emancipation Proclamation according to the text?

• By ending the Civil War

• By signing the proclamation

• By allowing newly freed men to join the army or work for it as laborers

• By declaring all enslaved people free