Emancipation Proclamation Quiz

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Why did Lincoln say he had invaded the South during the first year of the Civil War?

to save the Union

to abolish slavery

to force taxation on the South

they had killed his parents

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Who told President Lincoln not to publish the Proclamation until the North had won a victory?

William Seward

Ulysses S. Grant

Henry Clay

William Tecumseh Sherman

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After which battle was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?

Vicksburg

Gettysburg

Cold Harbor

Antietam

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What was the result of the Battle of Antietam?

Lee was forced to retreat

the Confederates continued to march north

the Confederates freed their slaves

European countries backed the South

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Which two countries sided with the Union on moral grounds?

Spain and Portugal

Mexico and Peru

France and Great Britain

Canada and Russia

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What percentage of the Union Army was African American by the war's end?

10%

17%

23&

50%

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Which amendment officially ended slavery?

1st Amendment

2nd Amendment

10th Amendment

13th Amendment

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Who did the Emancipation Proclamation free?

slaves in the South

slaves in the North

Native Americans

Women

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How many African Americans signed up by the war's end?

25,000

85,000

125,000

180,000

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Why did Lincoln want to emancipate the slaves?

he needed a new source of manpower

he wanted to return them to their homeland

he was afraid they would fight for the South

he feared smallpox would spread everywhere

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