Quiz Me! - Documents/Cases: Civil War and Reconstruction Test your knowledge about documents and Supreme Court cases in the Civil War and Reconstruction era! 1 / 4 What document declared slaves in rebelling states to be “forever free”? The Emancipation Proclamation Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address The Constitution of the Confederate States of America The Gettysburg Address 2 / 4 In what speech did Abraham Lincoln state, “...that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth”? His First Inaugural Address The Gettysburg Address The Emancipation Proclamation His Second Inaugural Address 3 / 4 Which of the following are TRUE regarding the Gettysburg Address? NONE of the above It was written by Jefferson Davis It transformed the meaning of the Civil War to include states’ rights It was made after Union forces lost at the Battle of Gettysburg ALL of the above 4 / 4 When Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, he… believed he had constitutional authority to do so freed all slaves did so as a war measure as Commander in Chief encouraged Britain to abolish slavery Your score is Try another 10!
