Emancipation Proclamation

Why did Abraham Lincoln decide to free the enslaved people after two years of fighting the Civil War?

• To help the Union to win the war

• To break the economy of the South

• To get more soldiers

• Because he was never gonna give up or let anyone down

When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?

• January 1, 1862

• January 1, 1863

• January 1, 1864

• January 1, 1865

Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

• President Kennedy

• President Washington

• President Lincoln

• President Roosevelt

What was one of the main reasons for the Emancipation Proclamation?

• To declare war on the Confederate states

• To free the slaves in the Confederate states

• To collect taxes from the Confederate states

• To negotiate peace with the Confederate states

What new issue did the Emancipation Proclamation make central to the war?

• Economic policies

• Slavery

• Territorial disputes

• Military strategies

What did many freed slaves from the south do after the Emancipation Proclamation?

• They moved to northern cities

• They joined the Confederate army

• They joined the Union army

• They left the country

How many of the 4 million slaves were immediately set free according to the lesson today?

• 50,000

• 100,000

• 1 million

• 500,000

Where were slaves only freed according to the document?

• Confederate states

• Union states

• Northern states

• Southern states

What did some slave owners in the Confederacy do despite the rules?

• They kept slaves even though it was illegal.

• They immediately freed all slaves.

• They paid the slaves for their work.

• They moved to Union states.

What significant event happened on January 1, 1863, according to the timeline?

• The Civil War ended

• The 13th Amendment was passed

• The Emancipation Proclamation was passed

• July 1865