Monday, May 18, 2015

HW due 5/20

For homework today, we are reading the Emancipation Proclamation and answering the following questions:

1.       Copy from the text who will be freed.
2.       In your OWN words, who will be freed?
3.       How will the federal government know which states were in rebellion?
4.       In which states will slaves be freed?
5.       In which states will slaves NOT be freed?
6.       Why do you think Lincoln did not free all the slaves? Answer in about 3-4 sentences.
7.       What is asked of the newly freed slaves?
8.       How was this justified?
9.       Do you think this was a wise decision by the federal government? Why/why not?

10.   Predict three or four consequences of this action for each side.

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