8.5 Emancipation and Life in Wartime

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What does it mean to "emancipate" someone?

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To free

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What does it mean to "proclaim" something?

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To announce

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What was Lincoln's main goal during the Civil War?

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To preserve the unity of the country

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What year did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

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1863

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What did the Emancipation Proclamation say?

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That slavery in the Confederacy was over

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What part of the country was EXCLUDED from the Emancipation Proclamation? Options: The East Coast, The West Coast, The Border States, The Great Lakes State

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The Border States

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Who was the 54th Massachusetts Infantry?

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They were the first African-American regiment during the Civil War.

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Which army is the 54th Massachusetts a part of?

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Union Army

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Why did Lincoln decide in favor of emancipation?

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Lincoln realized without slave labor the South would be weak and easier to defeat

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Why did Lincoln exclude the Border States from the Emancipation Proclamation?

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He didn't want to give them a reason to side with the South