Analyze the Civil War 1861-1865 from MULTIPLE perspectives — Union + Confederate + enslaved-people-becoming-free + USCT 180,000 + women + Indigenous-nations-on-both-sides + immigrant soldiers — covering major battles + Emancipation Proclamation + Gettysburg + Sherman's March + Appomattox + Lincoln assassination + Juneteenth
Exercise
Difficulty 2
~5 min
hist.g8.f.ex_20
Short Answer
Prompt
Name 2 things the Emancipation Proclamation Jan 1 1863 did NOT do.
How it's presented
mode
text
Answer criteria
type
rubric
criteria
- Did NOT free enslaved in border states (KY+MO+MD+DE)
- Did NOT free enslaved in Union-occupied Confederate areas (TN+LA parishes+Norfolk VA)
- Did NOT abolish slavery legally (13th Amendment Dec 6 1865 did that)
Hints
- Lincoln based EP on wartime Commander-in-Chief power.
- Wartime power applied only to areas in rebellion.
Misconceptions to watch
- Believing EP freed all enslaved people
Used in lessons