Emancipation Proclamation

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Who wrote Emancipation Proclamation?Permitted the enlistment of African Americans into the Union Army and Navy
2. What is the official designation?Proclamation 95
3. What is the date of issuance?January 1, 1863
4. Why did Lincoln decide to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?He wanted to weaken the South’s war power by taking away its slave workers and to get more support for the Union, both at home and from other countries.
5. How many people were affected by the Emancipation Proclamation?It applied to more than 3.5 million enslaved people, giving them a chance to be free and even to join the Union Army and Navy.

Executive Order: A directive issued by the President that has the force of law.
Secessionist States: States that formally withdrew from the United States to form the Confederacy.
Reconstruction Era: The period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South and readmitting states to the Union.