Emancipation

Question 1

Before the Emancipation Proclamation, African Americans

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could not join the Union military.

Question 2

Enslaved people in the South generally reacted to news of the Emancipation Proclamation by

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protesting, such as by staging work slowdowns.

Question 3

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 4

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

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they rejoined the Union.

Question 5

President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation

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after the Battle of Antietam.

Question 6

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 7

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

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ended British and French support for the South.

Question 8

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 9

Which statement best describes how African Americans in the South contributed to the Union war effort?

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African Americans staged work slowdowns.

Question 10

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.

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