5.9 Government Policies During the Civil War

Question 1

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

Answer 1

Freed all enslaved people in the confederacy which was more of a military proclamation than a moral proclamation

Question 2

Why was the Emancipation Proclamation a successful military strategy?

Answer 2

1. Cut off all hope of European diplomatic support for the South, especially Britain
2. Created the occasion for many African American people to escape their bondage in the south to the safety of the north

Question 3

What was the Gettysburg Address’s purpose?

Answer 3

1. Unify the nation
2. Portray the struggle against slavery as the fulfillment of America’s founding democratic ideals

Question 4

Who gave the Gettysburg Address?

Answer 4

Abraham Lincoln