Civil War and Reconstruction Day 6 Assignment

LAST Name

FIRST Name

Class Period

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

What is the title of the poem?

In what document were African Americans in the Confederacy freed?

What present-day holiday celebrates the event referenced in the poem?

The author does not use the word slaves in the poem. What words or phrases does she use instead?

The best selection to complete 5 is -

• Union
• Confederate
• Democrat

The best selection to complete 6 is -

• securing states’ rights
• preserving the Union
• expanding slavery

What was the Emancipation Proclamation AND how did southerners react to it?