US.St.9 Emancipation Proclamation Assignment

What was the date when the Emancipation Proclamation was first issued?

• September 22, 1862

• January 1, 1863

• July 4, 1862

• April 12, 1861

According to the Emancipation Proclamation, which states were in rebellion against the United States?

• Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia

• New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana

• California, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona

• Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut

What was the main purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• To free all slaves in the rebellious states

• To declare war on the Confederate states

• To establish new states in the Union

• To negotiate peace with the Confederate states

Which areas in Louisiana were exceptions to the Emancipation Proclamation?

• The Parishes of St. Bernard, Plaquemines, Jefferson, St. John, St. Charles, St. James Ascension, Assumption, Terre Bonne, Lafourche, St. Mary, St. Martin, and Orleans

• The entire state of Louisiana

• The city of Baton Rouge

• The northern part of Louisiana

What did the Emancipation Proclamation recommend to the newly freed people?

• To labor faithfully for reasonable wages

• To return to their former masters

• To migrate to the northern states

• To join the Confederate army

What role were suitable freed persons encouraged to take in the United States armed service?

• To garrison forts, positions, stations, and man vessels

• To lead military operations

• To serve as diplomats

• To work as medical staff

Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

1. What is the significance of the date January 1, 1863, as mentioned in the text?

2. How does President Lincoln justify the Emancipation Proclamation in the context of the Civil War?

1. According to the proclamation, what will happen to persons held as slaves in states in rebellion against the United States?