Emancipation Proclamation

The Emancipation Proclamation was an official announcement made by ___________during the American Civil War.

• President George Washington

• President Barrack Obama

• President Abraham Lincoln

The Emancipation Proclamation was a powerful document that declared______.

• all enslaved people in the Confederate States succeeded from the
  Union were to be set free.

• bankruptcy.

• war.

It was a significant step in ending _______.

• the war.

• slavery.

• fights.

It was a signal to the world that the U.S. was committed to__________.

• starting more wars.

• fighting forever.

• ending slavery as a part of its fight for justice and equality.

The Emancipation Proclamation was announced by President Abraham Lincoln on _______.

• September 11, 2021

• September 22, 1862

• September 28, 1990

The law became official on______.

• September 22, 1862

• January 1, 1863

  (New Year's Day)

The Civil War gave The Union Forces moral cause not only fighting to reunite the country, but to _______.

• free the people who were enslaved.

• start another war.

• help President Lincoln

The 13 Amendment was created to _______.

• start wars in other countries.

• abolish slavery throughout the entire U.S. in 1865.

The Emancipation Proclamation sent a clear message to ___________ stating slavery was no longer constitutional.

• the rest of the world.

• other Presidents

• Confederate States

What effects did the Emancipation Proclamation have? (choose 2)

• more wars.

• Its impact on slavery.

• Showed the world America was taking a stand for human rights.