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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
How many slaves were immediately set free by the proclamation?
All 4 million
Around half.
No slaves were set free.
50,000
1,000
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 Emancipation Proclamation paved the way for what constitutional amendment that outlawed slavery in the United States?
The thirteenth amendment
The nineteenth amendment
The fifth amendment
The first amendment
The twenty-first amendment
What date did Lincoln issue the proclamation?
July 4, 1776
January 1, 1863
April 7, 1860
August 12, 1880
Which of the below statements best describes the Emancipation Proclamation?
A change to the United States constitution allowing for all men to vote regardless of race.
A new law issued by congress that said slavery was illegal in the North.
An executive order from Abraham Lincoln that eventually led to the freedom of millions of slaves.
A speech given by Abraham Lincoln asking for the Civil War to end.
An order made by the Supreme Court saying that the Confederate states had the right to decide for themselves on slavery.
Why did President Lincoln wait to issue the proclamation until after the northern victory at Antietam?
He was too busy ordering troops around and didn`t have time before the victory.
It was a complicated document and it took him a long time to write.
He was waiting for the states to ratify it.
He was waiting on the Supreme Court to say it was okay.
He wanted strong support for the proclamation from the people and felt that the timing was right after this major victory in the Civil War.
About how many black soldiers fought in the Union army during the Civil War?
200,000
10,000
4 million
50,000
None
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