The Emancipation Proclamation

Question 1

Before he could issue the Emancipation Proclamation, President Lincoln waited for

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a successful Union military action.

Question 2

As the Civil War began, President Lincoln accepted the belief that

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it was time to end slavery throughout the United States.

Question 3

The South won every major Civil War battle until

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the Battle of Antietam.

Question 4

Which statement best describes the contributions of Frederick Douglass during the Civil War?

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Douglass was an abolitionist who encouraged the Union to allow African Americans to enlist.

Question 5

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

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increasing the number of troops who could join the Union.

Question 6

The first African Americans who fought for the Union during the Civil War

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were paid less than white soldiers.

Question 7

The outcome of the First Battle of Bull Run

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discouraged the Union and gave the Confederacy confidence.

Question 8

The 1862 battle at Antietam put an end to

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the Confederate threat to the Union capital.

Question 9

In 1863, African American involvement in the Civil War changed due to a new law that

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permitted African Americans to enlist in the military.

Question 10

Which of the following best describes the earliest battles of the Civil War?

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Confederate troops were outnumbered, but they usually won.

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