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Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

All of the above

2.

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

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

What president gave the order for the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Confederate president Jefferson Davis

e)

Andrew Johnson

4.

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

a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

Battle of Antietam

c)

Battle of Fredericksburg

d)

Battle of Shiloh

e)

Battle of Fort Sumter

5.

President Lincoln thought the Emancipation Proclamation could help the North win the war because it

a)

ended British and French support for the South

b)

exposed the South's rationale for war

c)

freed all enslaved people in the United States

d)

gained support from abolitionists

6.
Which section of the US felt more strongly in favor of states’ rights?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
Border states
7.
The Southern economy was based MOSTLY on:
a)
Paid workers
b)
Industry
c)
Agriculture
d)
Goods & Services
8.

The Northern economy was based MOSTLY on:

a)

Unpaid workers

b)

Industry

c)

Agriculture

d)

Goods & Services

9.

______________ was the first state to break away from the United States.

a)

Florida

b)

Georgia

c)

South Carolina

10.

On which issue did Lincoln and Davis most strongly disagree?

a)

whether the South had seceded for a reason

b)

whether the South had the right to secede

c)

whether slavery would continue to exist in the South

d)

whether the North and the South would go to war

11.

Which event marked the beginning of the Civil War?

a)

the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860

b)

the secession of South Carolina in 1860

c)

the Battle of Fort Sumter in 1861

d)

the election of Jefferson Davis in 1861

12.

Lincoln declared that the goal of the Civil War was to

a)

free enslaved people

b)

preserve the Union

c)

destroy the Confederacy’s economy.

d)

destroy the Confederacy’s military.

13.

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Robert E. Lee

14.
Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army and lost a major battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant