Why did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation? What were ...

[silviawilliams41]

Question 1

President Abraham Lincoln believed that the South should be __________.
 
  A) made to pay for starting the war
  B) placed under martial law for an indefinite period
  C) brought back into the Union as quickly and painlessly as possible
  D) remade to more closely resemble the North

Question 2

Roughly __________ southern soldiers died during the Civil War.
 
  A) 1.2 million
  B) 410,000
  C) 260,000
  D) 75,000

Question 3

What sparked the New York City draft riot? What did the riots reveal about northern society during the war?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 4

Describe the experience of African American soldiers in the Union army.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 5

Why did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation? What were the practical and symbolic consequences of this decision?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[kishoreddi]

Answer 1

Answer: C

Answer 2

Answer: C

Answer 3

Answer: The ideal answer should include:

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  Following a military draft imposed on July 1, 1863, the northern white working classes erupted.
  


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  The New York City draft riot of July 1115 was especially savage as white men directed their wrath against black men, women, and children.
  


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  The New York City draft riot hardened some native-born Americans negative views of Irish immigrants.
  


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  The riots exposed long-standing inequality between groups of white Northerners.
  


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  They also served as a reminder that northern blacks were vulnerable to discriminatory treatment and even violence.
  

Answer 4

Answer: The ideal answer should include:

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  In the North, the Emancipation Proclamation spurred the enlistment of black men in the Union army and navy.
  


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  For black northern soldiers, military service opened up a wider world.
  


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  Union wartime policies revealed that African Americans would continue to fight prejudice on many fronts.
  


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  Until late in the war, black soldiers were systematically denied opportunities to advance through the ranks and were paid less than whites.
  


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  Most black soldiers were kept out of combat and relegated to fatigue work.
  

Answer 5

Answer: The ideal answer should include:

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  In September 1862, Lincoln announced that on January 1, 1863, he would proclaim all slaves in Confederate territory free.
  


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  The measure left slavery intact in the loyal Border States and in all territory conquered by the Union.
  


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  Lincoln used the Emancipation Proclamation to bolster northern morale by infusing the conflict with moral purpose.
  


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  He also hoped it would encourage slaves to leave their masters and fight for the Union.
  


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  The proclamation made the war a fight to end slavery, and not just a war to save the Union.
  

[silviawilliams41]

Excellent

[upturnedfurball]

Great answer, keep it coming