Emancipation Proclamation Quizizz

What did the Militia Act of 1862 authorize President Lincoln to do?

• Confiscate property from all states, including those loyal to the Union

• End the Civil War

• Employ persons of African descent in any military capacity

• Declare all slaves free immediately

What was the main purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation according to President Lincoln?

• As a necessary war measure for preserving the Union

• To end slavery in all states

• To gain international support

• To punish the southern states

Which condition had to be met for the Emancipation Proclamation to free any slaves according to Frederick Douglass?

• The Confederate states had to surrender

• The states in rebellion had to still be in rebellion after January 1, 1863

• The Union had to win the Civil War

• All slaves had to reach Union territories

What did the Second Confiscation Act authorize?

• The construction of new military forts in the South

• The immediate release of all slaves in the Union

• The confiscation of all property from persons in states in rebellion

• The enlistment of all men into the Union army

On what condition did the Emancipation Proclamation not apply?

• In the capital, Washington D.C.

• In territories not yet states

• In the northern states

• In the five slaveholding states that accepted federal authority

What was Jefferson Davis's view on the Emancipation Proclamation?

• He viewed it as a statement of the Union's inability to win the war

• He believed it would end the war quickly

• He saw it as a moral victory for the Union

• He supported it as a step towards peace

What effect did the Emancipation Proclamation have on the Union war effort according to Ulysses S. Grant?

• It demoralized the Union troops

• It added a powerful ally to the Union war effort

• It had no significant impact

• It caused international backlash