Lincoln (G.A. & E.P.)

The Emancipation Proclamation announces official business to an audience of

• Lincoln supporters

• Northern Abolitionists

• foreign governments

• the general public

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Lincoln hopes the Emancipation Proclamation will

• free all slaves

• encourage voting

• suppress a rebellion

• strengthen workers

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In the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln follows the conventions of a proclamation by precisely

• describing his responsibilities as president

• telling people how to find fair wages

• listing all the rebellious states

• explaining where freed slaves can live

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In the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln advises the freed slaves to

• refrain from violence

• migrate to the North

• run for office

• vote for him

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In the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proc, Lincoln expresses the belief that it is moral to

• remember soldiers

• fight for what is right

• end war forever

• let everyone vote

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The power of the Gettysburg Address comes from its emotional appeal while the power of the Emancipation Proclamation comes from its

• complex sentences

• authoritative tone

• predictable patterns

• moving message

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What is one effect that the Emancipation Proclamation had on the Union army?

• Nearly 200,000 African Americans joined the Union army

• Congress used the Union army to maintain freedom in elections.

• The Union army had to stop an armed rebellion after 1863.

• The Union army helped free people find suitable employment.

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In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln says, "we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain." This statement follows the conventions of a speech by

• inspiring support for the Union cause

• announcing official government policy

• claiming authority as president

• addressing an audience of survivors

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According to the Gettysburg Address, men gave their lives on the battlefield at Gettysburg to

• prove their bravery

• save the nation

• consecrate the ground

• earn their freedom

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