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WorksheetsEmancipation
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3600secs
When Abraham Lincoln was elected president, he told the South that he
wanted to end the Union
wanted to end slavery
did not want it in the Union
did not want to end slavery
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
after the Battle of Antietam
as part of his inaugural address
after the Thirteenth Amendment passed
before the South seceded
President Lincoln waited for which of the following before issuing the Emancipation Proclamation?
new states to join the Union
the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment
a successful Confederate military action
a successful Union military action
The preliminary Emancipation Proclamation stated that Southern states could keep slavery if
they ended the war
they rejoined the Union
they gave rights to enslaved people
they did not expand slavery
President Lincoln did not include Union border states in the Emancipation Proclamation because he wanted to
help the Union recruit African-American soldiers
encourage Southern states to surrender
keep the border states loyal to the Union
stop the Underground Railroad
President Lincoln thought the Emancipation Proclamation could help the North win the war because it
ended British and French support for the South
exposed the South's rationale for war
freed all enslaved people in the United States
gained support from abolitionists
Enslaved people in the South generally reacted to news of the Emancipation Proclamation by
enlisting in the Confederate military
protesting, such as by staging work slowdowns
moving to the border states
refusing to celebrate Independence Day
Before the Emancipation Proclamation, African Americans
were not allowed in the North
were not allowed in border states
could not join the Union military
could not join the Confederate military
Which did the Emancipation Proclamation specifically permit?
Free African Americans were allowed to fight for the Confederacy
Free African Americans were allowed to enlist in the Union army and navy
Enslaved people in border states were allowed to move to the North
Enslaved people in border states were allowed to become Confederate citizens
The Emancipation Proclamation affected the Union's Civil War efforts by
allowing the Union to turn its attention away from slavery
increasing the number of available troops for the Union
forcing Southern slaveholders to free enslaved people
forcing Northern African Americans to join the Union army
African Americans who fought for the Union during the Civil War
were not freed until after the war
were usually led by African American officers
had been recruited in border states
were paid less than white soldiers
During the Civil War, Harriet Tubman was
a nurse on the battlefield
a spy for the Confederacy
a railroad employee
a spy for the Union
Which best describes a contribution of Frederick Douglass during the Civil War?
Douglass worked as a Union spy
Douglass formed the Tuskegee Airmen
Douglass helped African Americans enlist in the Union army
Douglass helped African Americans escape slavery
What was unique about the Union attack on Fort Wagner in 1863?
The troops were African American
The troops were European
The troops were from a border state
The troops were former Confederate soldiers
The result of the attack on Fort Wagner by the 54th Massachusetts Regiment showed that African Americans
needed more military training
could become military officers
had the courage to fight
made good spies
Which statement best describes how African Americans in the South contributed to the Union war effort?
African Americans left the South for border states
African Americans staged work slowdowns
African Americans provided nursing care
African Americans stayed and continued to work hard
The Emancipation Proclamation freed
most enslaved people in the South and North
all enslaved people in the United States
most enslaved people in the North and in border states
enslaved people in the South but not in border states
The Emancipation Proclamation took effect
immediately after President Lincoln wrote it
before the battles of Chancellorsville and Antietam
many years after the end of the Civil War
after Southern states refused to rejoin the Union
After Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, Great Britain and France
sent troops to help the South
decided not to support the Confederacy
sent troops to help the North
ended slavery in their own countries
Which best describes how Southern slaveholders reacted to the Emancipation Proclamation?
They were furious
They staged work slowdowns
They joined the Union army
They freed their enslaved people
