Please read the Emancipation Proclamation, which you can find
here.
Answer the following questions on a sheet of paper, which will be collected.
- Copy from the text who will be freed.
- In your OWN words, who will be freed?
- How will the federal government know which states are in rebellion?
- In which states (specify which) will slaves be freed?
- In which states will slaves NOT be freed?
- Why do you think Lincoln did not free all the slaves? Answer briefly in about 3-4 sentences.
- What is asked of the newly freed slaves?
- How was this justified?
- Do you think this was a wise decision by the federal government? Why or why not?
- Predict three or four consequences of this action for each: the North and the South.