Battle of Antietam and The Emancipation Proclamation

On what date did the Battle of Antietam begin?

• September 14, 1862

• September 15, 1862

• September 17, 1862

• September 18, 1862

Which river did Lee's army cross to invade Maryland?

• Mississippi River

• Potomac River

• Ohio River

• Hudson River

Who was put in charge of the Union troops defending Washington, D.C.?

• George B. McClellan

• Ulysses S. Grant

• William T. Sherman

• Robert E. Lee

How many soldiers fought in the Battle of Antietam?

• 50,000

• 75,000

• 100,000

• 125,000

How many soldiers were killed during the Battle of Antietam?

• 2,000

• 3,000

• 4,000

• 5,000

What significant document did President Lincoln issue after the Battle of Antietam?

• The Gettysburg Address

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

What was the impact of the Emancipation Proclamation on the Union effort in the Civil War?

• It ended the war

• It turned the effort into a fight for the abolition of slavery

• It increased taxes

• It decreased military enlistment

What did the Emancipation Proclamation declare?

• All persons held as slaves in the rebellious states shall be free

• All states must abolish slavery immediately

• Slavery is abolished in the entire nation

• Only new states must be free states

Which states were affected by the Emancipation Proclamation?

• All states in the Union

• States that had seceded from the Union

• Only the Northern states

• All states in the Confederacy

Which one sentence summary describes the Battle of Antietam?

• single bloodiest day of the Civil War

• first battle of the Civil War

• first land battle of the Civil War

• deadliest battle of the Civil War