Emancipation Proclamation Explained: After the Battle of Antietam in 1862 during the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln seized the opportunity to attempt to right a terrible wrong in American History. This video gives a brief summary of the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln's motivations, and it's effect. Questions below:
1. What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
2. TRUE OR FALSE: Lincoln did not free any enslaved people with the proclamation.
3. Lincoln argued he had the authority to issue the proclamation based upon what?
4. Lincoln's cabinet convinced him to wait for what before issuing the proclamation?
5. How do you think the Civil War changed after the Emancipation Proclamation?