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”? Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address The Gettysburg Address The Constitution of the Confederate States of America The Emancipation Proclamation 2 / 4 Which of the following are TRUE regarding the Gettysburg Address? It transformed the meaning of the Civil War to include states’ rights NONE of the above It was made after Union forces lost at the Battle of Gettysburg It was written by Jefferson Davis ALL of the above 3 / 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”? The Emancipation Proclamation The Gettysburg Address His Second Inaugural Address His First Inaugural Address 4 / 4 When Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, he… encouraged Britain to abolish slavery freed all slaves did so as a war measure as Commander in Chief believed he had constitutional authority to do so Your score is Try another 10!
