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What was the Emancipation Proclamation primarily concerned with?
What was the Emancipation Proclamation primarily concerned with?
- Establishing a unitary government
- Giving equal rights to Southern states
- Freeing enslaved people in Confederate states (correct)
- Ending the Civil War
Which of the following best describes the main difference between the Northern and Southern states?
Which of the following best describes the main difference between the Northern and Southern states?
- Geographical location
- Political ideologies
- Slavery and equal rights (correct)
- Economic systems
What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation to millions of Negro slaves?
What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation to millions of Negro slaves?
- It led to the abolition of slavery nationwide
- It marked the beginning of the Civil War
- It was a beacon of hope to end captivity (correct)
- It established a new government
Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
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What event is described as 'a joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity'?
What event is described as 'a joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity'?
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Emancipation Proclamation
- Signed by President Abraham Lincoln, a great American leader
- Issued during the American Civil War
- Freed enslaved people in Confederate states not yet captured by Union forces
Context of the Civil War
- Northern states (the Union) believed in a unitary country, free from slavery and based on equal rights
- Southern states (the Confederates) did not want to abolish slavery
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