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5th
grade
Lincoln and the 13th Amendment to End Slavery
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who was the 16th president of the United States?
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
George W. Bush
Donald Trump
- 2. Multiple Choice
The Emancipation Proclamation ___________________ .
made slavery legal
began slavery
ended slavery in the Confederate states
ended slavery only in the North
- 3. Multiple Choice
Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Benjamin Franklin
Ulysses S. Grant
- 4. Multiple Choice
The problem that Lincoln saw with the Emancipation Proclamation was that it could potentially be reversed after the end of the Civil War, if leaders viewed it as only a wartime measure. How did Lincoln attempt to solve this problem?
Lincoln declared all slaves in the border states free.
Lincoln tried to acquire more legal rights as president.
Lincoln invited Congressmen to the White House.
Lincoln pressed to pass the 13th Amendment.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Lincoln helped to permanently end slavery in America by pushing Congress to pass which Amendment?
the 10th Amendment
the 11th Amendment
the 12th Amendment
the 13th Amendment
- 6. Multiple Choice
It is difficult to change the Constitution of the United States. What evidence from the passage supports this conclusion?
Two thirds of both the Senate and the House must vote for the change, then three quarters of the states must approve it.
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution states that, “Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.”
A change to the United States Constitution is called a Constitutional Amendment. The 13th Amendment was the 13th change made to the Constitution.
Lincoln believed he had the legal right, given to the president by the Constitution in times of war, to take action necessary to defeat the rebels.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What did the 13th Amendment say?
Slavery was illegal/not allowed.
All people are citizens of the United States
All men in the United States can vote.
- 8. Multiple Choice
An amendment is ___________ to the Constitution.
a damage
a change
an injury
a harm
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