6A MINI REVIEW PART 1

What action did Lincoln take in Maryland (A BORDER STATE)

to prevent it from joining the Confederacy?

• Declared martial law and suspended habeas corpus

• Issued the Emancipation Proclamation

• Signed a peace treaty

• Held a referendum

What was the main purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• To free slaves in the Confederate States

• To free all slaves in the United States

• To abolish slavery in the border states

• To end the Civil War immediately

Which battle preceded the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Antietam

• Bull Run

• Gettysburg

• Vicksburg

What was the significance of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry?

• It was led by Confederate officers

• It was a highly decorated African American unit

• It was the first all-white regiment

• It was the first regiment to surrender

How did Lincoln view the issue of slavery in his First Inaugural Address?

• He believed it was a divine institution

• He wanted to extend it to new territories

• He expressed no purpose to interfere with it

• He intended to abolish it immediately

What was Lincoln's message in his Second Inaugural Address regarding the Civil War?

• To continue the war indefinitely

• To divide the nation into two

• To seek revenge on the South

• To finish the work and heal the nation

How did the role of African Americans in the Union Army change after the Emancipation Proclamation?

• They only served as medics

• They were not allowed to serve

• They served in all-white regiments

• They served in all-black regiments

What was the main issue of the Civil War according to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation?

• Preserving the Union

• Expanding territory

• Economic reform

• Ending slavery

What was the concern if Maryland joined the Confederacy?

• The Confederacy would gain more territory

• The Confederacy would lose its capital

• The Union would gain more territory

• The Confederacy would be too close to Washington DC & Could overtake the Captial of the Union