SSUSH9B: Emancipation Proclamation to Habeas Corpus

What was Lincoln's primary objective during the Civil War?

• To abolish slavery

• To suspend habeas corpus

• To preserve the United States

• To support the Confederate Army

What significant action did Lincoln take after the battle at Antietam in 1862?

• He declared war on the Confederacy

• He issued the Emancipation Proclamation

• He suspended the constitutional right of habeas corpus

• He joined the Confederate Army

What did the Emancipation Proclamation accomplish?

• Freed all slaves in the United States

• Freed slaves held in the states engaged in rebellion

• Allowed slaves to join the Confederate Army

• Ended the Civil War

Why did Lincoln believe the Emancipation Proclamation would hurt the Southern war effort?

• It would make the South surrender immediately

• It would cut off supplies to the Confederate Army

• It would force Confederate soldiers to return home

• It would encourage slaves to flee to the North

Who warmly welcomed Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation?

• Southern Whites

• European countries

• Free Blacks living in Union states

• Confederate slaveholders

What additional purpose did the Civil War take on after the Emancipation Proclamation?

• To establish a new government

• To abolish slavery

• To increase taxes in the South

• To annex new territories

What constitutional right did Lincoln suspend during the Civil War?

• Right to a fair trial

• Habeas corpus

• Right to bear arms

• Freedom of speech

How many Confederate sympathizers were arrested in the North?

• Less than 10,000

• Nearly 20,000

• About 5,000

• Over 13,000

What Supreme Court decision partially repudiated Lincoln's actions after the war?

• Ex parte Merryman

• Ex parte Milligan

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Marbury v. Madison

Why did Lincoln suspend habeas corpus?

• To abolish slavery

• To help ensure victory in the war

• To extend his presidential term

• To punish Confederate sympathizers