Emancipation Proclamation Quiz

What did President Lincoln invite Frederick Douglass to discuss?

• The economic impact of the Emancipation Proclamation

• The diplomatic relations with foreign countries

• The military strategy for the Civil War

• The best way to persuade the slaves in the rebel states to escape

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Why was Lincoln alarmed about the increasing opposition to the war in the North?

• He was worried that Northerners who opposed the war would force him to accept an early peace

• He was concerned about the economic impact of the war

• He feared a rebellion in the Northern states

• He was unsure about the military strategy for the war

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What did Lincoln say during the meeting that impressed Frederick Douglass?

• His deeper moral conviction against slavery

• His determination to save the Union at any cost

• His plan to negotiate with the Confederate leaders

• His intention to maintain slavery in the rebel states

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What did Frederick Douglass agree to do at Lincoln's suggestion?

• Flee to a foreign country

• Join the Confederate army

• Organize a protest against the Emancipation Proclamation

• Organize men who would go into the rebel states and carry the news of emancipation

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What does Frederick Douglass refer to the conversation as evidence of?

• That the Emancipation Proclamation was not passed merely as a 'necessity'

• That Lincoln was not genuinely against slavery

• That the Emancipation Proclamation was a failure

• That Lincoln was not committed to saving the Union