Emancipation Proclamation Quiz

What was the main purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• To free enslaved people in the border states

• To weaken the Confederate states by taking away their labor force

• To immediately abolish slavery throughout the entire United States

• To end the Civil War peacefully

Who did the Emancipation Proclamation apply to?

• All enslaved people in the United States

• Enslaved people in the Confederate states

• Enslaved people in the border states

• Enslaved people who had already escaped to the North

Why didn’t the Emancipation Proclamation apply to the border states?

• They were already free states.

• Lincoln wanted to keep their support for the Union.

• The border states had no enslaved people.

• The border states were part of the Confederacy.

What was one reason Lincoln gave the Emancipation Proclamation?

• To make slavery legal in some states

• To encourage enslaved people to join the Confederate army

• To change the focus of the Civil War to ending slavery

• To help the Confederate states win the war

What was a common misconception about the Emancipation Proclamation?

• It ended the Civil War.

• It freed all enslaved people immediately.

• It applied only to the border states.

• It was supported by all Northerners.

How did some Northern Democrats feel about the Emancipation Proclamation?

• They fully supported it because they wanted to end slavery.

• They believed Lincoln had no right to issue it.

• They feared freed African Americans might compete for jobs.

• They thought it was unnecessary because slavery was already illegal.

Why did President Lincoln believe the Emancipation Proclamation was important for moral reasons?

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

Why did Lincoln exclude the border states from the Emancipation Proclamation?

What were some of the arguments made by Southern leaders against the Emancipation Proclamation?