Flashcard on Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation

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What did President Abraham Lincoln issue on January 1, 1863?

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The Emancipation Proclamation

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What did the Emancipation Proclamation declare?

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All persons held as slaves in rebellious states are free

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Why did Lincoln think freeing enslaved people would help the Union?

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It would help the Union win the war

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What new motivation did the Emancipation Proclamation add to the war?

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To free the enslaved African Americans

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How did the Emancipation Proclamation affect the views of other countries on the Civil War?

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It changed their view to support the Union

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What did the Emancipation Proclamation announce regarding Black men?

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Their acceptance into the Union army and navy

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Approximately how many Black soldiers and sailors fought for the Union?

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200,000

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emancipate

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To free

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What impact did the Emancipation Proclamation have on the Civil War?

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blacks joined the Union army