US Hist: 7.4

Analyze why Lincoln decided to issue the Emancipation Proclamation and what it achieved.

• To preserve the Union and weaken the Confederacy by freeing slaves in rebellious states, achieving a moral victory and altering the nature of the Civil War.

• To gain support from European countries by showing a commitment to ending slavery, thus preventing them from aiding the Confederacy.

• To immediately free all slaves in the United States, achieving complete abolition and equality for African Americans.

• To punish the Southern states by confiscating their property, including slaves, and redistributing it to Northern citizens.

Assess the different roles that African Americans played in the Civil War.

• African Americans served only as soldiers in the Civil War.

• African Americans were involved in various roles including soldiers, laborers, and spies.

• African Americans did not participate in the Civil War.

• African Americans were only involved as laborers in the Civil War.

What does the term 'contraband' refer to in the context of the Civil War?

• In the context of the Civil War, 'contraband' referred to escaped slaves who sought refuge with Union forces.

• A type of weapon used by the Confederate army.

• A secret code used by Union spies.

• A term for illegal trade between the North and South.

Who were some of the abolitionists mentioned in the passage?

• Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison were mentioned as abolitionists.

• Abraham Lincoln and Harriet Tubman were mentioned as abolitionists.

• Sojourner Truth and John Brown were mentioned as abolitionists.

• Harriet Beecher Stowe and Nat Turner were mentioned as abolitionists.

What was one of the main reasons why Great Britain was reluctant to aid the Confederacy?

• Antislavery sentiment in Europe was one of the main reasons.

• Economic ties with the Union were stronger.

• Fear of war with the United States.

• Lack of resources to support a war.

EXPLAIN Why did Lincoln consider emancipation, and why did he wait to announce his plan?

• Lincoln considered emancipation to weaken the Confederacy and waited to announce his plan until he had a Union victory.

• Lincoln considered emancipation to gain support from European countries and waited to announce his plan until he had enough resources.

• Lincoln considered emancipation to strengthen the Union's moral cause and waited to announce his plan until he had secured the border states.

• Lincoln considered emancipation to end slavery immediately and waited to announce his plan until he had the support of Congress.

The main purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation announced by Lincoln on September 22, 1862 was to:

• Free all slaves in the United States

• End the Civil War immediately

• Free slaves in Confederate states

• Grant voting rights to African Americans

Who expressed joy for the Emancipation Proclamation by saying, 'We shout for joy that we live to record this righteous decree'?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

What was the reaction of William Lloyd Garrison to the Emancipation Proclamation?

• He was indifferent to it.

• He strongly opposed it.

• He celebrated it as a victory for abolition.

• He criticized it for not going far enough.

How does the artist suggest that life will change for African Americans after emancipation?

• Life will become more challenging.

• Life will remain the same.

• Life will improve significantly.

• Life will become unpredictable.