Lincoln's Impact on American Democracy and Freedom

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What is the primary focus of the concept of individual freedom in the past?

  • Right to citizenship if born in America
  • Social justice and economic freedom
  • Freedom of choice as a citizen
  • Independence from a controlling force (correct)

What is the main difference between the concept of freedom in the past and today?

  • The fight for rights
  • The focus on social justice and economic freedom
  • The desire for freedom of choice as a citizen (correct)
  • The emphasis on independence from a controlling force

How does gradualism advance the idea of freedom in America?

  • By granting immediate freedom to all slaves
  • By providing compensation to slaveholders
  • By eliminating slavery over time with compensation (correct)
  • By freeing slaves and sending them overseas

What is the major limitation of gradualism in advancing the idea of freedom in America?

<p>It involves colonization, which does not guarantee rights to citizenship (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary outcome of colonization, as mentioned in the passage?

<p>Slaves are freed and sent overseas to live (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What has remained the same in the concept of freedom in America, past and present?

<p>The fight for rights (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main idea behind compensated emancipation?

<p>Paying slave owners to free their slaves, promoting the idea of freedom (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What would be the result of immediate abolition on white slave owners?

<p>They would feel their rights are being infringed upon by the government (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

<p>To please abolitionists and gain the upper hand in the war (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which states were excluded from the Emancipation Proclamation?

<p>The border states (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were freed slaves encouraged to do according to the Emancipation Proclamation?

<p>Abstain from violence and labor faithfully for a reasonable wage (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the role of military and navy authorities in the Emancipation Proclamation?

<p>They had to recognize and maintain the freedom of freed slaves (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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