What was the main purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Emancipation Proclamation Review

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To declare all slaves in Confederate states as free
To end slavery in the North
A friendship agreement issued after the Civil War Ended
To declare slaves in the border states as free
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why didn't the Emancipation Proclamation extend to the border states?
Lincoln wanted to end slavery immediately
Lincoln wanted to prevent the border states from joining the Confederacy
Lincoln wanted to gain support from European countries
Lincoln wanted to punish the border states
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the Union commanders call enslaved men and women who ran to the Union lines for freedom?
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Lincoln's main goal at the beginning of the Civil War?
To abolish slavery everywhere
To preserve the Union
To punish the Confederate States
To gain support from Europe.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation applied to all enslaved people in the North
True
False
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Lincoln and his cabinet wanted to wait for the Union to win a battle before issuing the Proclamation. What battle brought them that opportunity?
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Shiloh
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did Lincoln wait for a while before he actually signed the Emancipation Proclamation?
He wasn't sure he wanted to sign it
He had received death threats
He wanted to sign the document in a clear and bold hand
His cabinet advised him to wait for 100 days.
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