emancipation video quiz

What year did Congress pass the Militia Act and the Second Confiscation Act?

• 1861

• 1862

• 1863

• 1864

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

• End the draft in the Northern states

• Confiscate property from all Southern states

• Employ persons of African descent in any military capacity

• Declare war on the Confederate states

Which battle's aftermath prompted Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation?

• Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Shiloh

According to Frederick Douglass, what was one condition that needed to be met for the Emancipation Proclamation to free slaves?

• The Confederate states had to agree to end slavery

• All slaves had to reach Union territories

• The Union had to win the Civil War

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

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

• To punish the Confederate states

• To free all slaves immediately

• To gain international support

• As a war measure to preserve the Union

Which states did the Emancipation Proclamation apply to?

• All states in the USA

• Only the Confederate states in rebellion

• Only the Union states

• All states except the border states

What did Jefferson Davis say about the Emancipation Proclamation?

• It was a sign of the Union's strength

• It would have no real effect

• It was an authentic statement of the US government's inability to subjugate the South

• It was an act of desperation

Who said the Emancipation Proclamation added a powerful ally to the Union war effort?

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Frederick Douglass

• Abraham Lincoln

How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the nature of the Civil War?

• It became a war solely for Union preservation

• It shifted the war's focus to economic sanctions

• It led to immediate peace negotiations

• It became a war for emancipation and a new birth of freedom

What was a direct consequence of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Hundreds of thousands of African descent joining the Union war effort

• The immediate freedom of all slaves in the USA

• The resignation of Confederate leaders

• Immediate end of the Civil War