Emancipation

Question 1

When Abraham Lincoln was elected president, he told the South that he

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did not want to end slavery.

Question 2

Which best describes a contribution of Frederick Douglass during the Civil War?

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Douglass helped African Americans enlist in the Union army.

Question 3

What was unique about the Union attack on Fort Wagner in 1863?

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The troops were African American.

Question 4

The preliminary Emancipation Proclamation stated that Southern states could keep slavery if

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they rejoined the Union.

Question 5

Which did the Emancipation Proclamation specifically permit?

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Free African Americans were allowed to enlist in the Union army and navy.

Question 6

The Emancipation Proclamation affected the Union’s Civil War efforts by

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increasing the number of available troops for the Union.

Question 7

President Lincoln did not include Union border states in the Emancipation Proclamation because he wanted to

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keep the border states loyal to the Union.

Question 8

The result of the attack on Fort Wagner by the 54th Massachusetts Regiment showed that African Americans

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had the courage to fight.

Question 9

President Lincoln waited for which of the following before issuing the Emancipation Proclamation?

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a successful Union military action

Question 10

During the Civil War, Harriet Tubman was

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a spy for the Union.

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