The Emancipation Proclamation

Question 1

What does emancipation mean?

Answer 1

Being set free, e.g. freeing people from slavery

Question 2

What is a proclamation?

Answer 2

A public or official announcement

Question 3

When did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

Answer 3

1st January, 1863

Question 4

Did the Emancipation Proclamation free all slaves in the USA?

Answer 4

No - it only applied to those states rebelling against the Union. It did not include parts of the CSA that had come under Union control

Question 5

What did Lincoln need to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation?

Answer 5

A military victory by the Union

Question 6

How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the war?

Answer 6

It added a moral force to the Union cause. Every Union victory became a victory for freedom.

Question 7

How did the Emancipation Proclamation increase the size of the Union army?

Answer 7

Freed slaves were able to join the Union army and help to free other slaves.

Question 8

How many black soldiers and sailors fought for the Union?

Answer 8

Approximately 200,000