Emancipation Proclamation Review

Which of the following did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• Freed all slaves in the Confederate states that were not currently under Union control.

• Laid the groundwork for a future constitutional amendment to outlaw slavery.

• Allowed for African American men to fight in the Union army.

• All of the above

True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation immediately set all the slaves in the United States free?

• TRUE

• FALSE

What president gave the order for the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Confederate president Jefferson Davis

• Andrew Johnson

Lincoln gained the confidence to order the emancipation of the slaves due to the victory of the Union army in this battle:

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Fredericksburg

• Battle of Shiloh

• Battle of Fort Sumter

The Southern economy was based MOSTLY on:

• Paid workers
• Industry
• Agriculture
• Goods & Services

The Northern economy was based MOSTLY on:

• Unpaid workers

• Industry

• Agriculture

• Goods & Services

What does it mean to "proclaim" something?

• To vote

• To announce

• To debate

• To choose

At the beginning of the Civil War, why were some northerners unhappy with Lincoln?

• He wasn't doing enough to end slavery

• He was reluctant to make decisions in war

• He thought slavery should be abolished in the west

• He let the south secede

What was Lincoln's main goal during the Civil War?

• To abolish slavery in the US

• To stop slavery from spreading west

• To preserve the unity of the country

• To get Europe to support the north in the war

What part of the country was EXCLUDED from the Emancipation Proclamation?

• The East Coast

• The West Coast

• The Border States

• The Great Lakes State