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 When Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, he… did so as a war measure as Commander in Chief freed all slaves believed he had constitutional authority to do so encouraged Britain to abolish slavery 2 / 4 Which of the following are TRUE regarding the Gettysburg Address? 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 It was written by Jefferson Davis NONE 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”? His First Inaugural Address His Second Inaugural Address The Emancipation Proclamation The Gettysburg Address 4 / 4 What document declared slaves in rebelling states to be “forever free”? The Constitution of the Confederate States of America The Emancipation Proclamation Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address The Gettysburg Address Your score is Try another 10!
