Chapter 15 Section 3 - Sheet1

Question 1

What was the cause of the Emancipation Proclamation?

Answer 1

Lincoln understood that slavery was important to the South’s success in the war; abolitionists were calling for emancipation.

Question 2

What were the effects of the Emancipation Proclamation?

Answer 2

It changed the war into a war for freedom, kept Britain from supporting the South’s independence, united African Americans in support of the war.

Question 3

emancipate

Answer 3

to set free

Question 4

Horace Greeley

Answer 4

abolitionist newspaper publisher

Question 5

preliminary

Answer 5

leading up to the main action

Question 6

sustain

Answer 6

to keep going; to endure; to supply with food; to support as just and right

Question 7

How did Lincoln think ending slavery would weaken the South?

Answer 7

Slaves were a vital labor source in the South’s war effort; ending slavery would lessen the South’s fighting capabilities.

Question 8

How did the focus of the war change?

Answer 8

It became a struggle for freedom.

Question 9

How did the proclamation affect Britain’s view?

Answer 9

Although Britain might have favored an independent South, it would not support a government fighting to keep people enslaved.

Question 10

What announcement was made shortly after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation ?

Answer 10

A Union general posted an announcement declaring the freedom of enslaved African Americans in the part of Virginia occupied by his troops.

Question 11

In what way was the Union general’s announcement more specific than the Emancipation Proclamation?

Answer 11

The President’s declaration applies in areas still fighting the Union. The general’s applies in the City of Winchester in the county of Frederick.

Question 12

Why was a war about freedom more appealing to African Americans than a war to hold the country together?

Answer 12

African Americans wanted freedom; without it, the nation probably made little difference to them.

Question 13

In what other ways did African Americans help weaken the South’s war effort?

Answer 13

They provided information useful to Union armies, many refused to work on plantations while their owners were away.

Question 14

How are these two events related in time: African American soldiers fought for the Union; President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

Answer 14

Many African Americans were not allowed to serve in the army until after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.

Question 15

How did the African Americans help the Union cause?

Answer 15

They fought as soldiers, worked in noncombat roles, passed on military information, and refused to work on southern plantations.

Question 16

Why did Lincoln at first resist identifying slavery as an issue of the Civil War?

Answer 16

He feared losing the border states.

Question 17

What effect did the Emancipation Proclamation have on slavery?

Answer 17

It had little immediate effect.

Question 18

What were three problems faced by African American soldiers?

Answer 18

If captured, they were returned to slavery; they served in all-black regiments with white commanders; they earned less pay.

Question 19

Identify events that happened after the Emanciation Proclamation and explain how the events are connected.

Answer 19

As a result of the Emancipation Proclamation, the war became a fight to end slavery and African Americans untied to support the war and to volunteer service.