Douglass's speech AND Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

What was a result of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• A. Southern troops were freed from their military commitments so they could return home. 

• B. The goal of the war changed from freeing slaves to eliminating slavery in all new states and territories. 

• C. The Emancipation Proclamation secured voting rights for black property holders in both the North and South. 

• D. The goal of the war changed from saving the Union to saving the Union and eliminating slavery.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation achieve in January 1863?

• A. It granted freedom to all enslaved persons in rebellious states (Confederacy). 

• B. It declared that slavery would be abolished in all states, both Union and Confederate. 

• C. It granted voting rights to all freed slaves in the Southern states. 

• D. It allowed Southern states to keep their enslaved labor force.

Who was Frederick Douglass?

• A. An abolitionist who escaped slavery and became an eloquent speaker and writer

• B. The President of the United States during the Civil War. 

• C. A Confederate general who fought for the preservation of slavery. 

• D. A prominent Southern politician who advocated for states' rights.

What did Abraham Lincoln emphasize in his Gettysburg Address regarding the nation's purpose?

• A. The importance of states' rights and individual liberties. 

• B. The need to preserve the Union at any cost. 

• C. The dedication to the proposition that all men are created equal and the pursuit of a new birth of freedom. 

• D. The necessity of expanding slavery to new territories.

According to Frederick Douglass' speech, what did the Fourth of July mean to American slaves in 1852?

• A day of celebration and freedom for all Americans, regardless of their race. 

• A day that highlighted the injustice and cruelty faced by enslaved individuals. 

• .A day of unity and reconciliation between the North and the South. 

• A day when all slaves were granted their freedom by the Emancipation Proclamation.