The Civil War in Georgia (Part I)

Question 1

Based on what you’ve learned, share your opinion.Why do you think African Americans became so involved in the Union war effort

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They wanted to help end slavery in the South.; They wanted to punish the South for its treatment of enslaved people.; They wanted to show support for the freedoms they were beginning to receive in the Union.

Question 2

Read this quotation from Lincoln, and then answer the question.What was Lincoln saying about the government?

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It could not continue to be divided by slavery.

Question 3

Why did Lincoln try to reassure slaveholding states in his first inaugural address?

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He wanted to keep the country together.

Question 4

Which of these events happened just before Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation?

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The Union declared victory at Antietam.

Question 5

What did Lincoln allow for in this part of the Emancipation Proclamation?

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Freed enslaved people could join the military

Question 6

Which of the following were consequences of the Emancipation Proclamation?Check all of the boxes that apply.

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France and Britain decided not to recognize the Confederacy.; All enslaved people in the Confederate States were declared free.; African Americans were allowed to join the Union army and navy.

Question 7

Based on what you just learned, when was this poster most likely used?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

After July 1862

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