The Emancipation Proclamation
A worksheet for 6th graders to learn about the Emancipation Proclamation, its historical context, and its impact on the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
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The Emancipation Proclamation
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Refer to your knowledge of the Emancipation Proclamation and the American Civil War.
The Emancipation Proclamation was a pivotal moment in American history. Issued by President Abraham Lincoln, it declared that all enslaved people in Confederate states were free. This document not only changed the course of the Civil War but also fundamentally altered the future of slavery in the United States.
1. Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
Ulysses S. Grant
2. The Emancipation Proclamation declared enslaved people free in which areas?
All states in the United States
Confederate states still in rebellion
Union states
Border states
3. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, .
4. The document helped change the focus of the Civil War from preserving the Union to ending .
5. Abraham Lincoln freed all enslaved people in the United States with the Emancipation Proclamation.
True
False
6. Explain two reasons why the Emancipation Proclamation was a significant document during the Civil War.